by Paty | Jul 29, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #7 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,234 feet Mountain Range: Cascade Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Molalla; Tenino; Confederated Tribes of Warm...
by Paty | Jul 18, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Monday Jul. 17, 2023 Start: Crater Lake Rim Trail (PCT 1840.4) End: Junction with Mt. Thielsen Trail (PCT 1854.9) Distance: 17.6 miles After taking a few weeks off trail to let more of the PCT thaw, I was itching to return to my section hike through...
by Paty | Jul 11, 2023 | Day Hikes, US High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #6 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,926 feet Mountain Range: Ochoco Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Nüümü (Northern Paiute); and Confederated Tribes of...
by Paty | Jul 10, 2023 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #5 Difficulty: ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 6,871 feet Mountain Range: Ochoco Mountains Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla; Nüümü (Northern Paiute); and Confederated Tribes of Warm...
by Paty | Jul 2, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Saturday Jul. 1, 2023 Start: Stealth Spot (PCT 1768.2) End: Fish Lake – Hwy 140 (PCT 1774.2) Distance: 6 PCT miles + 1.8-mile trail to Fish Lake The bee activity at our campsite finally seemed to simmer down when the sun went down...
by Paty | Jul 1, 2023 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Friday Jun. 30, 2023 Start: Grizzly Creek (PCT mile 1752.1) End: Stealth Spot (PCT 1768.2) Distance: 16.1 miles The narrow campsite we picked on the trail above Grizzly Creek last night wasn’t ideal. But neither Poledork nor I slid...
