by Paty | May 23, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 22, 2026 Start: Ridge north of Goose Egg (PCT mile 1814.2) End: Mazama Village (PCT mile 1822.4) Distance: 9.3 miles (8.3 PCT miles + 1 miles on Crater Lake Hwy) I’m glad that I hiked to campsite #4 last night and ended up on the north...
by Paty | May 22, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 21, 2026 Start: Vista side trail (PCT mile 1794.2) End: Ridge north of Goose Egg (PCT mile 1814.2) Distance: 20 miles My lovely little camping spot on the vista overlook worked out perfectly last night. I didn’t have any wildlife...
by Paty | May 21, 2026 | Oregon PCT, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 20, 2026 Start: Mt. McLoughlin TH (PCT mile 1778.8) End: Vista side trail (PCT mile 1794.2) Distance: 16.4 miles (15.4 PCT miles + 1 mile on Mt. McLoughlin Trail ) When Poledork needed to go to the ER for stitches, my 2023 plans to...
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 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...
