by Paty | Sep 25, 2026 | Oregon PCT, West Coast
Perseverance is not a long race. It is many short races one after another. – Walter Elliot The PCT runs through three states, but in 2023, I was only interested in one: Oregon. The state was once nicknamed the Sunset State, not because Oregon’s sunsets...
by Paty | Sep 22, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Monday. September 21, 2026 Start: Wahtum Lake (PCT mile 2133.4) End: Oregon-Washington Border (PCT mile 2150.2) Distance: 16.8 miles via the Eagle Creek alternate After a crummy night of sleep (thanks to my delaminated, deflated sleeping pad), I was eager to get...
by Paty | Sep 21, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Sunday. September 20, 2026 Start: Muddy Creek (PCT 2112.1) End: Wahtum Lake (PCT mile 2133.4) Distance: 21.3 miles Today started at midnight, when a bright beam of light woke me up, courtesy of a guy night-hiking with a ridiculously bright...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Saturday. September 19, 2026 Start: Barlow Pass (PCT mile 2094.7) End: Muddy Fork (PCT mile 2112.1) Distance: 17.4 miles Today, I began my 8th and final PCT section through Oregon. Keith dropped me off at the Barlow Pass trailhead (which was...
by Paty | Sep 17, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Wednesday. Sept. 16, 2026 Start: End of the Lava Field (PCT mile 1990.3) End: Santiam Pass Trailhead (PCT mile 2002.6) Distance: 12.3 miles It rained a little more overnight, and when I woke in the morning, my surroundings looked like the set of...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
Tuesday. Sept. 15, 2026 Start: Middle Sister Overlook (PCT mile 1971.7) End: End of the Lava Field (PCT mile 1990.3) Distance: 18.6 miles + 0.6 detour to Lava Camp Although I had beautiful hiking weather yesterday, I woke this morning to overcast...
