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Days 127-131: The Penultimate Stretch, White Pass to Snoqualmie
Thoughts From The Trail: Nearing the end of this journey I looked back at earlier photos and thought about what has changed, stayed the same, been
Days 124 to 126: Ermine & Knife’s Edge -Unexpected and Expectedly Awesome
Thoughts From The Trail: These vertical days reminded me of the wear and tear on my taped knees, but on a lighter note, I was also reminded of a
Days 120 – 123: Welcome to the Grind aka Goodbye Oregon & Hello Washington
Thoughts From The Trail: Walking across the Bridge of the Gods I dwelled on how fast Oregon had passed. While 18 days is no record, I had
Days 115-119: Timberline Lodge, Eagle Creek and Trail Days
Mt. Hood from the trail Thoughts From The Trail: Fires are a fact of life for the PCT and to date I had been lucky with no trail closures.
Days 109 – 114: Canada Jays and the Austin Fire
Thoughts From The Trail: Has this walk and scenery finally become mundane? Continuous beauty and ruggedness just another day? Obsidian
Days 105-108: Crater Lake to Shelter Cove
Thoughts From The Trail: The Crater Rim Trail at Crater Lake is an alternate to the PCT. As I walked I was thinking how lucky I am with a
Days 95 to 100: Etna to Oregon and a California Trail Town Compendium
Thoughts From The Trail: Trail towns, what are they? How do they compare? As I left California on this stretch I thought a lot about
Days 91 to 94: Castle Crags to Etna & the Best Sunset on the Trail
Thoughts From The Trail: Trail conditions, blowdowns, water availability, tent sites, snakes & trail signage. All things that are
Days 87-90: Burney to Dunsmuir and a great swim
Thoughts From The Trail: A lot of people, let me restate that, A LOT OF PEOPLE, seem to knock the NorCal stretch and skip parts of it. While
Days 83-86: Chester to Burney via Lassen NP
Thoughts From The Trail: I am back on the trail after two nights in Chester. It was good to see some friends and catch up. The word on
