11 (+11) Miles (Rim Trail Alternate) The hikers that got to camp late also turned out to be the ones who talk loudly in the morning. There were a surprising amount of people still at camp when we left around 8. We climbed up to the PCT and then up the alternate trail to the…More

11 Miles Every mile on a nearo day feels like it takes an hour because you just want to be there already. It seems like I can’t move fast enough to get in so I can drop my pack somewhere and walk around freely. We made it to Mazama Village at Crater Lake around lunchtime…More

20 Miles The consistent 20’s are taking their toll on us so we had a slow morning. Bucket and Sage had left about 6:30, but we didn’t get rolling until 8:30. The first ridge we got to had cell reception so we took a break, despite only getting about 4 miles so far. While we…More

16 (+2) Miles (Fish Lake Resort) Yesterday’s big miles allowed us to take it easy today. We knew the resort didn’t serve breakfast until 9, so we had plenty of time in the morning to pack up. Since we now had two unplanned meals we dumped our food bags to see what that left us.…More

23 (+2) Miles (Fish Lake Resort) Finally, a chilly morning. We’ve had a lot of nights recently that were pretty toasty in the tent. It was a relief to have to get my puffy jacket out to stay warm while making dinner, and I almost got it out again for breakfast. The fine luxury of…More

22 Miles The morning hiking was quick, we knocked out 14 before lunch. Oregon is known to be a quick state and so far it seems to be true. Similar to NorCal, we don’t have huge climbs and can move pretty easily. The water carries are a bit longer than we’ve been dealing with though.…More

9 Miles With our last day in town we got some croissants from the bakery where we saw Shorts and Pepper jack. We took our food back to the hotel and talked a bit with Banana Legs who was also trying to figure out a ride past the smoke. Night ranger texted me to ask…More

0 Miles Breakfast from Bob’s Ranch House was decent, and we finally got to see Shade. He was there with Slayer who seems to be part of their hiking group now. Afterward, we stopped by the outfitter where we ran into Ana (now known as Echo) who we haven’t seen since Kernville. The MN Hikings…More

0 Miles Most of the day was spent looking at the sky watching the smoke roll over the ridge. Not wanting to get hit by the sprinklers that turn on at 7:30am, we quickly packed up and walked over to the coffee shop. There were already a bunch of hikers milling about and a hotshot…More

3 Miles The ground hadn’t dried out overnight, and the few pieces of clothes that were wet didn’t dry either. However, the morning sun worked great. We didn’t get rolling until about 9, so most of the hikers we had seen yesterday and the day before passed by. Syn and Poppins stopped for a second…More

20 Miles Choppy weather today. We started off packing up without any rain, but before we started walking we put on rain jackets because sprinkles were coming down. On our way out we passed by our camp neighbor, Happy Hour. He was also disappointed to have rain again. The jackets, like the rain, only lasted…More

25 Miles Light rain during the night, but a calm and dry morning. Flash and Nope leapfrogged with us all day. Stoked and Right On Time, and Shorts and Pepperjack were also at the first water source. Lunch was at a trailhead where an old dude warned us all that Etna was getting overrun with…More

20 Miles The first water source of the day had pitcher plants growing along the seepage around the stream. Syn The Bouge, Poppins, Stoked, Right On Time, Flash, and Nope were already there filling up when we got there. We leapfrogged with them most of the morning on the climb. Our lunch stop was on…More

10 Miles Packed up and checked out of the room before getting coffee, again, from All Aboard. With no other restaurant options, we waited for the brewery to open. While we were waiting, Good Nut walked by and we told him about the bus at 12:44. He was headed to get tacos when the Mexican…More

0 Miles Rain today! Egg sandwiches and coffee from All Aboard Espresso across the street. Took the bus up to Shasta City to get a few things at the pharmacy and outfitter that we couldn’t find in Dunsmuir. When we left Rite-Aid we called to see when the next bus would arrive only to watch…More

5 Miles Not a lot of sleep last night as it was too hot. I was up before my alarm, which was set for 4:30. Everyone in camp was getting up around the same time. By headlamp we started down to the highway. About 2 miles in the sun had risen enough to see normally.…More

22 Miles The pit toilet at Ash Camp is a box of horrors. By far the worst toilet I’ve ever seen. I’ve used plenty of disgusting toilets over the years, but this one I refused. I turned right around and said under my breath, “I’d much rather shit in the woods.” We got rolling and…More

23 Miles Didn’t get cleaner air, and it sounds like we won’t have any until after Shasta. We’re doing alright with it though. The miles were fairly gentle today, although a fair amount of vegetation to deal with. Lots of overgrowth and poison oak. We saw Coach, Spin, Bluegrass, Big Red, B.C., The Count, Flavortown,…More

20 Miles Some night hikers, who we suspect were Bluegrass and Spin, rolled into camp last night around 11:30. They were surprisingly quiet setting up their tents and turning in. We tried to afford them the same courtesy when we left in the morning. However, we didn’t get a chance to ask them today if…More

8 Miles We had a smooth morning getting out of Burney. Slept in until 8, then out the door around 11. A quick stop to the ATM, the post office, and then breakfast at Blackberry Patch. Initially, we tried to hitch right outside of the diner, but decided to move up the highway a bit…More