Day 90: 2074 to 2107

33 miles. Good day! We made it to the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. So Minor and I have started making coffee every morning. This is bec...

Day 89: 2037 to 2074

37 miles We had much better weather today. We woke up and realized we were camping at the base of Mt Jefferson. The day started with a c...

Day 88: 2001 to 2037

36 miles. Today was freezing! It was cloudy all day with a steady wind. The trail followed an exposed ridge all day as well. The clouds bl...

Day 87: 1968 to 2001

33 miles. Awesome day!! 3 sisters wilderness may be the most beautiful section of the trail so far. There were big meadows full of flowers...

Day 86: 1930 to 1968

38 miles Long day! We passed lots of lakes again. It was a pretty average big mile day where I don't remember much and getting in to...

Day 85: 1912 to 1930

17 miles We woke up and headed back to the store for a couple more snacks. There is a ski resort 2 miles down the PCT that everyone was pl...

Update

Sorry for the lack of updates. Limited service and power through this section make it tough to update. I will be at the Timberline Lodge o...

Day 83: 1844 to 1872 +7

~33 miles The morning went by pretty quick today. We left Crater Lake National Park. We passed Mt. Thielsen. We were very tempted to tak...

Day 82: 1830 to 1844

14 miles Minor got to Mazama village this morning. We went to breakfast and had the usual...eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and milkshakes. Min...

Day 84: Somewhere on the detour to 1912

~35 miles This morning was freezing!! My thermometer showed 30 degrees. So the official detour would add 10+ miles to the trail. But hik...

Day 83: 1844 to 1872 +7

~33 miles The morning went by pretty quick today. We left Crater Lake National Park. We passed Mt. Thielsen. We were very tempted to tak...

Day 81: 1793 to 1830

37 miles. I woke up early. It was 37 miles plus a 1 mile road walk to Mazama Village in Crater Lake National park. I get very motivated wh...

Day 80: 1756.5 to 1793

36.5 miles Today was a long day. The terrain was again pretty easy. But my feet have been hurting a bit. Not hurting where my foot was fra...

Day 79: 1727 to 1756.5

29.5 miles We got a little late of a start at 7:30am. The terrain was definitely easier than it has been in the last 300 miles. The slop...

Day 78: zero in Ashland

Today we took a nice zero. We spent the day eating and resupplying. In the afternoon we went to  the movies and saw The Campaign. Tonigh...

Day 77: 1699 to 1726.5

27.5 miles We took our border pictures in the morning then headed up trail so we could get into Ashland for dinner. The highl...

Day 76: 1662 to 1699 - OREGON!

37 miles OREGON!!! We made it! Done with California! We started hiking around 5:15am. The climb out of Seiad was insane! Super steep 7 m...

Day 75: 1648 to 1662

14 miles Today was a town day. We woke up early and headed the 14 miles downhill into Seiad Valley. The first 8 miles were along a nice fl...

Day 74: 1620 - 1648

28 miles. The morning started with a nice cloud cover. It kept the temps down for a few hours. Minor and I hiked together all day. We di...

Day 73: 1606 to 1620

14 miles We woke up and immediately went to Bob's diner. Jungle cookie, totem, minor, caveman and I ordered chocolate shakes to start....

Day 72: 1578 to 1606

28 miles Well I did it! I got on trail this morning around 5am. There were actually a lot more hills than I expected. I was beat all...

Day 71: 1545.5 to 1578

32.5 miles When we woke up today, we could smell a lot of smoke. The whole area was covered in smoke. We weren't sure if there w...

Day 70: 1515.5 to 1545.5

30 miles Today started with a big big climb. Then after that, it was a gradual climb most of the day. I met a hiker named Lunchbox beca...

Day 69: 1490.5 to 1515.5

25 miles The Michigan Wolverine and Even Start wake up every day at 4:30am. So I woke up with them and started hiking. It was 16 mil...

Day 68: 1458 to 1490.5

32.5 miles Well nobody had caught up to me in the night. I decided to just go my pace today. The trail this morning was awesome. I...

Day 67: 1430 to 1458

28 miles Well when I woke up at 7:30am (which is late for me), everyone else was still asleep. When I packed up in 30 minutes, every...

Day 66: 1416 to 1430

14 miles Today was a nero. We spent all morning in Burney. Relaxing in the motel and eating. There was a continental breakfast at the m...

Day 65: 1393 to 1416

23 miles. This morning I woke up to rain. I was cowboy camping (without a tent) and had to set up my tent real quick. The rain stopp...

Day 64: 1354 to 1393.5

39.5 miles Longest day on trail! For the first time on trail I saw a bear walking around the campground near Drakesbad. Then after about...

Day 63: 1335 to 1354

19 miles Today was hot. We entered Lassen Volcanic national park. At one point I took a side trail to a steam vent. It was very cool. ...

Day 62: 1128 to 1235

Well today didn't go as expected. I hiked the 7 miles early until I got to the next main road. When I got there, 3 other hikers where wa...

Day 61: 1197.5 to 1128

The Red Moose was awesome. Probably my favorite place on trail so far. The hike out of Sierra City was a huge climb. The trail surface was...