Late September weather was cool but sunny with no snow yet in Central Cascades passes. A perfect time to take the quickest route to the cascades spine for a long day hike. I hiked this same area 2x this year (smoke and 100k), so decent weather beyond the busy summer season was perfect to hike…
Saturday, I headed up to Willamette Pass to hike PCT NOBO and back with objective of hitting Bobby Lake and Maiden Peak. I arrived around 5am and was hiking by 5:15 with headlamp – just as 2 trail runners were heading out as well. The runners informed me that about 150 runners – The Waldo…
After Wednesday’s Salsa ride past Brownsville, Thursday’s day hike was part of the original backpacking plan: PCT from Bobby Lake to Charlton Lake and back with a short detour up the north Twin. With most of the PCT hikers at Cascade Locks for PCT days, the woods were fairly quiet – only 1 pair of…
