by Paty | Jun 28, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 28, 2023 Start: Carter Creek (PCT mile 1721) End: Telephone utility road (PCT mile 1737.8) Distance: 16.8 miles + 0.6-mile water detour Faint traffic sounds lulled me to sleep quickly last night. We were less than a mile away from I-5 as the...
by Paty | Jun 27, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 27, 2023 Start: Seasonal stream (PCT mile 1704.9) End: Carter Creek (PCT mile 1721) Distance: 16.1 miles It was a good first night on the PCT. I slept well, but I found myself wide awake with the sun around 5:40 am, which was at least an hour earlier...
by Paty | Jun 26, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 26, 2023 Start: California/Oregon border (PCT mile 1692.7) End: Near a seasonal stream (PCT mile 1704.9) Miles Hiked: 12.2 miles + 0.3 bonus miles down to the border (12.5 miles total) Distance Driven: 206 miles to the Stateline Trailhead Today is the start of my...
by Paty | Jun 25, 2023 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point # 46 Date Summited: June 24, 2023 Route Taken: Disappointment Cleaver – 16 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Mt. Rainier is a giant volcano covered by snowy glaciers year-round. Approximately 7,600 climbers attempt to...
by Paty | Jun 25, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
As I returned from walking the Camino del Norte in Spain last October, I announced to my family that I was ready to thru-hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail (or PCT) in 2023. Several years had passed since my Appalachian Trail NOBO thru-hike back in 2019, and the PCT...
by Paty | Jun 25, 2023 | HP blogs
*Last updated: June 30, 2024 Below is a table summarizing each of the state high points I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that state. At the bottom of this post,...
by Paty | Jun 9, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #4 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 4,101 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Alsea, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, and...
by Paty | Jun 1, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #3 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 7,048 feet Mountain Range: Klamath Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Takelma, Cow Creek Umpqua, Modoc, Tolowa Dee-ni, Confederated Tribes of...
by Paty | May 15, 2023 | Highline Trail, Southwest US
Once again it’s time to take a quick look back on the the little details of my most recent high to recap the interesting things I saw and did along the way. The Highline Trail was established in 1870 as a route for settlers to make to their way between their...
by Paty | May 2, 2023 | Gear, Highline Trail
I completed my thru-hike of the Highline Trail in mid-April 2023, but lots of things went awry. Luckily my packing list was flexible that I was able to make some adjustments on the fly. During my pre-hike planning, I adopted much of my packing list from my 2022...
