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 …
August 6, 2022 Campsite at mile 1812.1 to (technically illegal) campsite on the Crater Lake Rim Trail 10.9 PCT miles 7.8 non-PCT miles 18.7 miles hiked The 8.7 miles to Mazama Village fly by this morning. I walk with Jumbo for a bit, then I fall behind when I realize I have service. I text …
August 5, 2022 Campsite at mile 1784.8 to campsite at mile 1812.1 27.3 miles The question I’m contemplating as I pack up this morning is: “How much can I get done in here before I have to go back out into the mosquitoes?” The answer is, surprisingly, a lot. I reconfigure my system so that …
July 25, 2022 Scott Mountain Campground at mile 1560.3 to campsite at mile 1586.1 25.8 miles My alarm goes off at the disturbing time of 4:35, and I immediately set about the very important work of ignoring it. I hear Jumbo and Tribute rustling around for at least 15 minutes, but it’s as if my …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 