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

August 24th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 32 Start Location: Mile 2062 End Location: Mile 2094 End Loction GPS: 45.33288, -121.71141 Easy day of hiking up until the last 4 miles, which was an excruciating ascent up to the base of Mt. Hood where the Timberline Lodge is. The lodge is all stone and timber; a massive

August 23rd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 34 Start Location: Mile 2028 End Location: Mile 2062 End Location GPS: 45.00135, -121.71760 Felt a little better today after a good nights sleep but it’s still not the same without Carolyn. The trail today was interesting as I passed by Mt. Jefferson and got my first views of Mt.

August 22nd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 29 Start Location: Mile 1999 End Location: Mile 2028 End Location GPS: 44.68648, -121.83915 We got up around 7 at the creek side campground and I packed up my things. We stopped at McDonalds on the way back up to Santiem Pass and it reminded me that the McDonalds at

August 21st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 21 Start Location: Mile 1978 End Location: Mile 1999 End Location GPS: 44.42378, -121.84971 I woke up early and was hiking by six as the low sun was just beginning to strike the sharp granite peaks to my west. The morning was tough walking through a lava bed of dark,

August 20th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 28 Start Location: Elk Lake End Location: Mile 1978 End Location GPS: 44.23801, -121.77539 I called Carolyn in the morning and she seemed to be doing better. Her flight was good and her mom showed up at the airport with a subway sandwhoch for her. Moms are the best.  She

August 19th, 2016 Zero day in Bend Today was very emotional. Carolyn and I said goodbye to each other at the Redmond airport. She went through the security gate and I waved a final goodbye, eyes all teary eyed as a pit the size of a black hole sank deep within my stomach.  I couldn’t

August 18th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 11 Start Location: Mile 1939 End Location: Mile 1950 End Location GPS: 43.98200, -121.82515 It was a difficult 11 miles out to the road but we made it. We got a hitch and went to the doctor in Bend. Everything checked out okay and Carolyn will be fine, so that

August 17th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 24 Start Location: Mile 1915 End Location: Mile 1939 End Location GPS: 43.91373, -121.91626 Another scenic day through old growth forest and many, many beautiful lakes. It was a shame that the mosquitos were terrible. Head nets were on pretty much the whole day.  We are camped at another lake