July 15th Destination: Sandy River Today’s Miles: 15 Start Location: Barlow Pass Trip Miles: 117 We awoke around 4:15am and began the routine of preparing for our hike north. I must admit, the picnic table and portable bathroom were a luxury! One of the things I am doing on these short trips is trying out…
July 14th Destination: Barlow Pass Today’s Miles: 19 Start Location: Timothy Lake Trip Miles: 102 I woke up this morning and with plans to continue south at 5:30 am. Repacking my gear, I realized that I needed to do a better job of checking to make sure I have everything I need before starting…
July 13th Destination: Timothy Lake Today’s Miles: 9 Start Location: Barlow Pass Trip Miles: 83 In my mind, I was going to get up and out of the house today at 5am so I could be on the trail by 10am. Around 8am, I knew that that window had closed, so I rolled out…
What is a zero you might ask? A zero is when you have a day between hiking a long distance trail where you don’t hike any miles that count towards that trail. You either go home for a bit or stay a night or two in a trail town. Because I hiked Oregon in sections…
July 5th Destination: Eagle Creek Trailhead Today’s Miles: 13 Start Location: Mile 2145 Trip Miles: 74 I woke up early again and was hiking by 5:15am. I didn’t sleep as well last night as the others, kept hearing things go bump in the night. Yes, I could have put in ear plugs but for some reason I wasn’t using…
You can read the first post in this series here. July 4th Destination: Benson Plateau Today’s Miles: 20 Start Location: Mile 2124.75 Trip Miles: 61 I woke up at 4am today, happy July 4th! Not being in a super hurry, it was 5:45am by the time I got my stuff together and loaded in my…