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Top Ten Signs You Might be in Oregon

Top Ten Signs You Might be in Oregon

One day you realize that not only is it August, but that you're actually in Oregon. If, like me, you stop and look up from watching your feet and things...

Aug 11, 2018 : Smokebeard
Personal Growth, Our Hopes for Oregon and Washington

Personal Growth, Our Hopes for Oregon and Washington

After more than three months in California, I have now crossed into Oregon. Reaching this border felt like the most significant milestone of the trail for me so far. The...

Aug 11, 2018 : Taylor Weixl
Welcome to the Wild West: Beginning the Pacific Crest Trail

Welcome to the Wild West: Beginning the Pacific Crest Trail

“I think this log opens,” Peanut Butter said, tugging at the fallen log near the monument straddling the US and Canada. “I can see why they’re replacing the monument. Look!...

Aug 8, 2018 : Madi Landrum
Timberline Lodge Food and the End of Oregon

Timberline Lodge Food and the End of Oregon

Last video update for Oregon. This includes the buffet feast at Timberline Lodge as well as my walk to Cascade Locks and the Bridge of the Gods. I made a...

Aug 7, 2018 : Chris Guynn
Remembering How the Trail Provides

Remembering How the Trail Provides

I had my first “moment” on trail today.  A little background: on trail I go by Soulshine. Last year I hiked two-thirds of the Pacific Crest Trail, and this year...

Aug 5, 2018 : Alexandria Cremer
What Do We Miss When We Hike Too Fast?

What Do We Miss When We Hike Too Fast?

So we’ve gone 250 miles now, with the Sisters on the horizon and the soles starting to peel off my shoes, and the land around us looking more and more...

Aug 5, 2018 : Heather Pearson
Escaping Fires While Putting Oregon in the Rearview

Escaping Fires While Putting Oregon in the Rearview

Hello everyone out there in The Trek land. I'm currently in Packwood, WA, with less than 400 miles to go and again behind on the updates. Below you will find...

Jul 30, 2018 : Chris Guynn
The Path to Heaven and the Climb from Hell

The Path to Heaven and the Climb from Hell

First, we’re still alive and well. Second, we know it’s been awhile since our last post, and we apologize for this. Not to make excuses but we’ve been out of...

Jul 29, 2018 : Nolan and Michelle
Book Four, Chapter Five – Oregon or Bust

Book Four, Chapter Five – Oregon or Bust

Yes, I fixed my phone. It turns out that Android keeps a sort of index of all your pictures, separate from the pictures themselves. And this index can get corrupted....

Jul 29, 2018 : Smokebeard
Discouragement, Sweeping Landscapes, and the Sierra

Discouragement, Sweeping Landscapes, and the Sierra

Miles walked: 1,060 Audio: The sweet sounds of the Sierra, since both my portable chargers died and I needed my phone for the GPS. Whoops! Hearing a river crossing before...

Jul 26, 2018 : Spooky