Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) southbound from Willamette Pass (Highway 58) is like an old friend. I’ve hiked this almost every year for the last 5-6 years, and this is the third year for a September day hike (2022, … Read More
Another July day sandwiched between really hot July days for a close-in day hike. Last week was lower McKenzie River, so this week targeted Willamette River valley: Salt Creek Falls (opposite Waldo Lake) to Vivian Lake and then on to … Read More
This was the 5th year walking over this segment of the PCT – south from Willamette Pass (Trapper Creek TH). Last year was almost exactly 1 year ago (9-9-2021), and there was also a fire in the area – this … Read More
Another 1 day hike on PCT from one of my most frequent TH, Trapper Creek. There was a small window to do 2 day / 1 night to capture longer PCT, but current backpack situation did not work … So, … Read More
