I am not sure I can even begin to describe how frustrating today was, this was of course because of mosquitos. From lunch onward they seemed to be ever present. The day started great I had slept surprisingly well despite being woken by trains a few times. This morning I was in no rush as I only had a short walk to the resort and my breakfast which opened at 7. Because of this I did not start packing till just before 6. ...
Today I made it to Shelter Cove Resort which had my next resupply box. I made it there earlier than expected despite some snow on the way I was a bit late in getting started in the morning so it was almost 0610 before I started hiking. The mosquitos that plagued me in the evening were not nearly as bad in the morning. Shelter Cove in the morning ...
I feel like I am going crazy because of the mosquitos. They were not present during the entire day but towards the end of the day they were brutal. As usual the milage in the title is the PCT milage. Today it is not very close to the distance I walked as a fire closure had me walking the beautiful Rim Trail around Crater Lake. One of my first views of Crater Lake ...
Today I made it to Mazama Village in Crater National Park. I made it there quite early but decided to stay the night as camping in national parks usually has all kinds of restrictions. I woke a bit before 0530 to a lot of mosquitos on my bivy. I managed to change my clothes inside my bivy and I was not bothered too much by the mosquitos in the morning. ...
Today was not a great day, the hiking was quite boring without many views and the last half had serious mosquito problems. I started as usual around 6 and as I was leaving camp the other people were mostly still fast asleep. Sun poking through the trees in the early morning The hiking today was generally easy but also quite boring. Mostly there was a lack of views due to the forests. ...
Today I left Ashland and after heading east for a while actually started heading north towards Canada. I got up around 6 and packed up everything so I could head for the hotel’s breakfast at 7. I obviously also took a shower. As soon as I was done with breakfast the taxi arrived so I checked out and headed back to the trail. Back near the trail I met Phoenix who I had last met in the Sierra. He was heading in to Ashland. I started hiking at 0750. ...
Today was my zero day in Ashland. I had done most of what I needed to do in town yesterday, so I did not have many necessary tasks. As usual in town and on trail I woke early. I spent some time on my phone waiting for the hotel breakfast to start. The main attraction of Ashland is Oregon Shakespeare Festival. During the morning I decided I would catch a showing as I was here. I decided on Othello at 1330. ...
Today was a rather short day as I had camped about 10 miles from Ashland which was my destination for today. I woke up to a nice sunrise in the Grouse Gap Shelter on the hard concrete floor. As usual I started hiking around 6. First I had to hike back to the trail from the shelter. The shelter I spent the night in ...
Today I finally entered a new state. The day did prove more taxing than expected though. View from my camp in the morning, I was last to arrive and first to leave I started as usual around 6 and immediately started climbing. The climbing was pretty easy in the cool morning temperatures. After the initial climb there was some up and down until the trail descended just before the Oregon border. ...
I knew today was going to be tough but it was much tougher than expected mostly due to the heat. I got up very early today as I wanted to get to Seiad Cafe around or before noon. So I started hiking at 0435. This is much earlier than my normal start time and not something I am looking to adopt. Surprisingly it was actually not very cold even that early. ...