17 Miles Despite a fair night of sleep, it was a slow day. Our climbs were all rewarding with great views though. We saw lots of day/weekend hikers heading into the woods, but only a few thru-hikers. Seems like most of the sobo hikers are past us now, which I’m sure they are glad to…More

4 Miles We are returning to trail today after a week-long break. We celebrated Carrie and Will getting married, met baby Albie at Tony and Gabrielle’s, ate some ‘murican food with Eric and Megan, meals with both of our families, and a fair amount of driving. A busy vacation. Glad to be back to the…More

14 Miles Our campsite turned out to have a great view of Mt. Rainier behind it. We also woke up to frost on some of the plants near the tent. There was one big climb to do and then a descent to the highway where we were meeting Heidi. The climb went smoothly, and finished…More

23 Miles Tent was soaked in the morning from rain all night, and we had a slight dip in the ground that pooled some water that seeped through the tent floor and tyvek. A soggy mess. We checked the weather forecast again to see what the day looked like and it was promising. We could…More

23 Miles A rather late start today, not rolling out of camp until about 9. We leapfrogged with Godfather a few times before lunch. Great views of Mt. Adams along the way. We passed Maverick (different from the Maverick we last saw in the Sierra) and Clancy at one point too. Everyone seems excited about…More

11 Miles Even though I slept cold last night, I was fairly warm getting packed up in the morning. The climb up, and subsequent descent, was gradual. We weren’t the last ones to leave camp, but it seemed like most had taken off already. The early shuttle times are 8:30 and 10:30 and we figured…More

21 Miles The wind howled a good portion of the night, which made for a cold morning on the saddle. The sun didn’t quite make it through the trees enough to be effective. My pack normally sits outside next to my head. It’s nice for ease of access, but also makes it easy to hear…More

22 Miles Since we camped near an established campground, we walked over to use the facilities before hiking out. Every car camper that we saw asked about the trail, mainly how long we had been out and were we going to Canada. They also can’t believe we don’t wear boots. The trail crosses over a…More

22 Miles Cold and damp this morning, slow getting around and packed up. I made the mistake of not checking where the trail is when I went to dig a cathole. I have no idea how much those two hikers saw. It rained off and on until lunch, which made it difficult to stay warm…More

13 Miles Slept in and casually packed up our stuff. Breakfast at Bridgeside again before we started hiking for the day. I was excited to finally get to walk across a state border, even if it wasn’t how we originally thought it would happen when we started the trail. The bridge is exhilarating as a…More

0 Miles Breakfast from the Bridgeside Restaurant was okay food, but the best part was sitting with Studio 54, Bearslayer, and Captain Fantastic. Sharing stories, talking about trail life, and general plans for the next few weeks. It’s fun to commiserate with fellow hikers who have also had the “do I want to keep going?”…More

0 Miles Before heading up to Cascade Locks, we needed to do laundry. Got that done, repacked our bags, and then checked out of the room. Our ride was arranged for 11, then 11:45, then 11:30. She showed up at 11:45 with the tailgate open on her truck, but she had a cap so her…More

0 Miles On our way to breakfast at the Black Bear Diner, we ran into Magnet who was staying with friends at the hotel next door. We chatted with them a bit, and then got some food. Our bounce box was waiting at the post office so we hurried up there and grabbed it, then…More

8 Miles It started to rain during the night and we also woke up to the strong smell of smoke. Enough to where Marie got out of the tent to check if the fire sending smoke over The Husband had jumped the ridge. It hadn’t, but sure smelled a lot closer. By morning the rain…More

25 Miles We had some neighbors last night, but they were far enough away to not recognize them. In the morning, after tearing down, we went to fill up at the creek and saw that Flavortown was in the group. We decided today that we are going to skip from Bend up to Cascade Locks…More

22 Miles Had some mosquitos today while hiking and in camp. I think we even got early sightings of South Sister through the smoke in the morning. Lunch beside Desane Lake and another LNT campsite near a creek. Having the creek so close was nice for rinsing off and cleaning socks. The dust from the…More

21 Miles Up around 6:30 to be there for the restaurant at the resort to open at 7. Got breakfast burritos with Magnet and Flavortown. Sisyphus and Hermit also sat by us, and Hermit learned about OSU fans and O-H- ing. The trail out of Shelter Cove winds along near a paved road and a…More

10 Miles A rough morning starting at 4am due to other hikers taking an hour and a half to pack up and leave. After they left, the younger group started packing up and were on trail in a half hour. We left after that, but didn’t have to worry about noise since everyone near us…More

23 Miles We were the last ones to leave camp, which meant we had the whole place to ourselves as we packed up in the morning. The side trail back up to the PCT was gradual, which was true of almost all the trail today. Also, dusty. It gets caked on your skin throughout the…More

18 Miles Everyone had moved on before we left camp, which was nice and quiet. We cruised through 8 miles to an ice cold creek before taking our lunch break. About a mile before it I finally spotted one of the old PCT markers. I knew they existed, but not where to find the remaining…More