Today I made it to Timberline Lodge which is kinda famous for its breakfast buffet that I will get tomorrow.
I had setup my tarp last night so I was a bit slow in getting started and was not on trail before 0620.
One of the last open views before entering the green tunnel for most of the day
The day was kinda boring until the final climb to Timberline Lodge since most of the trail was in forest.
Timothy Lake where I had lunch
I was not bothered by mosquitos too much and even managed to find a lunch spot without any mosquitos.
Little Crater Lake was quite the beautiful sight
Not long after lunch I took a short side trail to Little Crater Lake. The lake was very beautiful.
The lake was amazingly clearI had to get a selfie at the lakeFirst somewhat clear view of Mt Hood
On the final climb to Timberline Lodge I finally had views and they were amazing of both Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood.
As I finally got above the treeline I could see Mt Hood clearlyLooking back towards Mt Jefferson it is easy to see that I am moving
I had originally planned to only get breakfast at the lodge but when I arrived at the campsite and junction I got tempted and went to the lodge.
I was not sure when they closed but was happy to discover that the bar served food till 2300.
Last rays of sun hitting Mt Hood
After dinner I went back to the junction to camp. Quite a few other hikers were camped there and I spoke a bit with a few of them before going to bed.
Nice sunset near Timberline Lodge
Tomorrow morning I will get the breakfast buffet which starts at 0730. This means I will start hiking late. But I just have to make it to Cascade Locks monday, I would prefer to do at least 30 miles tomorrow but I do not have to.
My name is Martin Caspersen, I live in the very flat scandinavian country of Denmark. Most of my life I have lived just north of the capital (Copenhagen), I have however lived a short while in Brisbane, Australia.
I have a big love for being outdoors. In my day-to-day life most of my time outdoors is spent running where I generally try and push for distance over speed. When I get a chance what I really like to do is to go hiking. In particular I like hiking in mountainous and generally strenous terrain. Until 2018 my hiking experience waslimited to somewhat shorter trips with the highlights being a 4-day hike in New Zealand and a thru-hike of the GR20 on Corsica.
In 2018 that changed as I thru-hiked the PCT, the Pacific Crest Trail, in the US. I have dreamed about thru-hiking the PCT ever since I first heard about it in 2011. The thru-hike was an amazing experience.
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