August 26, 2022 Campsite at mile 2214.5 to campsite at mile 2235.6, with trip into Trout Lake 21.1 miles The morning is blessedly cool. It’s going to get hot soon, you can just tell from the humidity, but right now, it’s pleasant. The three of us walk together for the first five miles just like …
August 24, 2022 Rock Creek campsite at mile 2167.2 to campsite at mile 2191.4 24 miles I have weird dreams about a new job and a computer virus. I procrastinate getting up to pee. I’m exhausted when the world starts to grow lighter. But it’s time to hike! I pack everything up and then meet …
August 23, 2022 Bus from Portland to Cascade Locks to Rock Creek campsite at mile 2167.2 19 miles The morning is chaotic because we realize it’s a 20-minute Uber to the transit center where we have to catch our bus back to Cascade Locks. I get up and quickly make coffee, eat a bagel, and …
August 21 and 22 0 miles After the slug debacle, we sleep surprisingly well. Jumbo is feeling a little rough in the morning, but nothing compared to me the day before. We call Tribute asking him what his plan is. He says we have probably about an hour before he comes to town with his …
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August 19-20, 2022 August 19: 7.3 non-PCT miles, 0 PCT miles August 20: 0 miles Tribute is abnormally energetic this morning. “It’s TOWN DAY!” he roars, packed up long before Jumbo or I are even out of our tents. It takes us a minute to get moving, and we’re slow when we do. It feels …
August 7, 2022 (Technically illegal) campsite on the Crater Lake Rim Trail to Highway 138 on the PCT to camp at Lemolo Lake in Umpqua National Forest 8.6 PCT miles 3.5 non-PCT miles 12.1 miles We cowboy camped, which usually means faster packing up, but for some reason, I really can’t get it together this …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 