July 3, 2014 Destination: Sandy River Today’s Miles: 23 Start Location: Mile 2131.85 Trip Miles: 41 I woke up this morning, wondering how my feet would be feeling. Last night they were sore but I wasn’t experiencing any particular pain. I didn’t feel any more sore than I remember feeling while hiking last year which felt like a good…
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Snuffy’s 2014 Pacific Crest Trail Journal-Oregon Day 1
I have been following a few PCT hikers this year (2023) and as one of them has been posting from Oregon it has me thinking about my own time on the Pacific Crest Trail so I decided to finally get these posts from that time out of my drafts. I hope you enjoy them! July…
A Trail You Should NOT Attempt. Really.
JUST DON’T DO IT. NOT SAFE. NOT WORTH IT. LOST TRAIL. And if you are still thinking about doing it, it would be 18.9 miles round trip from the trailhead. Still here?? Well, Elizabeth and I set out for a few days on the Siouxon Creek Trail in mid-August (2022) as we have been planning…
No, The Other Round Mountain
Ever since the hubs and I spent time snowshoeing on Segelson Ridge, he has wanted to go back and summit Mount Higgins. He’s been out a few times now in hopes of tagging the craggy peak after researching other people’s tracks but without success. Labor Day weekend was the one weekend the hubs and I…
Must Hike Must Eat’s 7th Blogiversary
Well, hello! Or should I say hello again? Either way, let’s chat. January 6th marks the 7th anniversary (or blogiversary in blogging world) of this here blog, Must Hike Must Eat. Of course, in the last 7 years the blog has bloomed to more than 585 posts and 370 pages making it more of…
The Sauk Mountain OG
I can’t remember when I first learned that there was an “old” Sauk Mountain Trail that had been decommissioned when they built the “new” Sauk Mountain Trail but ever since, I have wanted to find it and hike it. Maybe it was while perusing the pages of NWHikers or maybe I saw a hint of…