September 2nd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 5 Start Location: Mile 2242 End Location: Mile 2247 End Location GPS: 46.30492, -121.51753 Today was a total washout. The rain continued all through the night battering our tent and never stopped until 7:00 PM the following day. We woke up to the cold and wet and decided to sleep […]
September 1st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 16 Start Location: 2226 End Location: 2242 End Location GPS: 46.25573, -121.52063 We had a great stay at Kelleys Trout River Inn, such wonderful hosts and superb huckleberry muffins. Doug Spencer, local trail angel, graciously gave us a ride back up to the trail with another hiker, Venture, who we
September 5th, 2016 Zero Day in White Pass It’s supposed to rain nearly 2 inches tonight so we opted for another day at White Pass to be out of the worst of the weather. Better to start the day dry and hike in a little rain and set up the tent dry when the rain
August 31st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 Start Location: Mile 2206 End Location: Mile 2226 End Location GPS: 46.16164, -121.63239 We woke really early and were hiking in the pitch black by 5:20 AM. It’s fun hiking in the dark by headlamps and then being able to see the world turn into daylight slowly and effortlessly.
August 30th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 23 Start Location: Mile 2183 End Location: Mile 2206 End Location GPS: 46.01814, -121.78798 My legs hurt today and are red and swollen. This was made worse by another bee sting to my left leg early this morning. I really don’t know what to say- bad luck I suppose. The
August 29th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 19 Start Location: Mile 2164 End Location: Mile 2183 End Location GPS: 45.82510, -121.85098 The day started out okay. I woke up and packed my things and then proceeded to take care of business in the woods. On my way back to the trail I had the incredibly unfortunate experience
August 28th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 Start Location: Mile 2144 End Location: Mile 2164 End Location GPS: 45.76653, -122.02957 It was a good day back with Carolyn. We woke up and went to breakfast and then walked over the Columbia River on the Bridge of the Gods. We saw a welcome to Washington sign and
August 27th, 2016 Zero Day in Cascade Locks The wind was bad and there is a train track right by the campsite so sleeping was difficult last night. I woke up around 5:30 and pretty much stayed up for the day. I grabbed some breakfast burritos and a coffe at the diner nearby and started
August 26th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 28 Start Location: Mile 2117 End Location: Mile 2144 End Location GPS: 45.66284, -121.89489 I woke up early and hiked in the dark before the sun came up. This is the best time of day. The terrain was easy on a mostly downward ascent to the Columbia River Gorge and
August 25th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 21 Start Location: Mile 2094 End Location: Mile 2117 End Location GPS: 45.47078, -121.82992 I had an awful nights sleep on account of a wind storm that ripped my tent stakes out of the ground multiple times during the night. On top of that tiny fine dust particles blasted inside