Day 112 1966.5-1995.1 Big Lake Youth Camp. 28.5 miles Today Budlight and I hiked separately. It's not that we're already tired of one another, rather we walk at different speeds. He faster even though he's dealing with some shin splints and planterfashia. Today's sunrise. Above is Obsidian Falls Obsidian shimmering all over the ground. Below … Continue reading Day 112 – 113, 1966.5-2014.8!! →

Day 109 7/26/18. 10.4 miles Today is a lazy day 😁, only 10.4 miles on trail plus 1.5 of a side trail to Elk Lake Resort. Thankfully the mosquitos are subsiding! I arrived to Elk Lake at 10:30am, Ferrari arrived about 30minutes later and we had breakfast on the deck of the restaurant overlooking the … Continue reading Day 109-111, 1942.4 – 1966.5 Elk Lake Resort to Bend, ZERO day:) →

Day 107 7/25/18. 1889.4-1911 21.6 miles Today was a short day and detour into Shelter Cove for resupply and food. Ferrari took a shortcut to the resort yesterday that cut 7 miles off, he beat me by 1 hr today. As we sat at the picnic table I asked Ferrari and another hiker to see … Continue reading Day 107 – 108, 1889.4 – 1911 →

7/24/18. 33.4 miles started at 8am, finished at 8:30pm. Above. Ok so I've been following this footprint for about 2 weeks. I know I've been close to catching up with whomever owns this print. It's driving me crazy lol. They are literally a step ahead of me 😂. I've decided it looks like the Planters … Continue reading Day 106, 1856 – 1889.4 →

7/23/18. 35.1 miles When I get home I need to learn more about the lake. It's a facinating area to see. Above is an informational sign about the Crater Lake Eruption and below a picture I took of the same mountain left standing. Here is a water cache in a long waterless stretch. I'm not … Continue reading Day 105, 1820.9 – 1856 Crater Lake Rim Trail →

7/22/18. 28.9 miles This morning was about the mosquitos! I wear my bandana to help poof out the bugnet so they have a harder time bitting me. My sun shirt seems to be mosquito resistant which is a plus. So much of the PCT in Oregon is burnt! Today consisted of a 20 mile waterless … Continue reading Day 104, 1792 – 1820.9 Crater Lake Campground →

Day 102 7/20/18. 23.5 miles Outlet Spillway at Little Hyatt Reservoir. Here is a random notebook set inside a hollow log. It's here for anyone passing by to write stories in. I didn't partake in the story telling and should have taken a picture of the inside cover which explains it's purpose, essentially a compelation … Continue reading Day 102 – 103, 1739.9 – 1792 →

7/19/18. 22.2 miles Today is a long road walk of about 17 miles around a fire closure. Some have chosen to either hitch around or walk through the closure area. It ended up being a great day. Here is a random book exchange box next to the road outside someone's house. It seemed out of … Continue reading Day 101, 1717.7 – 1739.9 PCT Fire Closure →

7/18/18. 21.6 miles Today is resupply day at Callahan's lodge near Ashland,Or. I can tell immediately today will be a smokey one! Islands in a sea of smoke. View from my tentsite this morning. I saw this and had to capture it. To get the right exposure I put the sun behind the middle tree. … Continue reading Day 100, 1696.1 – 1717.7 Callaghan Lodge →

7/17/18. 25.4 miles As I get closer to Oregon the Ashland fire smoke looms. Behold the mountains of Oregon, it is so exciting to see this. Here is the Trail Register with my pack. Nobody was here to celebrate with or take better photos of me. I'm getting good at selfies😁 After about 2 miles … Continue reading Day 99, 1670.7 – 1696.1 Oregon is underfoot! FINALLY →