Category: oregon
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Backpacking Jefferson Park
A one-night, solo trip, in between storms… I have backpacked through Jefferson Park while doing a section hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), but I’ve never backpacked specifically to Jefferson Park. I wasn’t sure if it would be as cool as I remembered, or if it would be as beautiful hiking through miles of…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 7… Somewhere in Warm Springs to Timothy Lake! (15.3 Miles)
This is the day my knee stopped hurting, and my ankle started hurting. I really wanted to finish my section hike, so my thought process was to hike more miles and finish a few days early. I realize now, that wasn’t the best way to approach a painful ankle… I’ve done most of this part…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 6… Breitenbush Lake Meadow to somewhere in Warm Springs! (22.3 Miles)
I had started doing the math at this point, and I knew I was on my way home… I enjoyed the challenge of getting more miles done each day, and each step was bringing me closer to my own backyard. I departed the meadow just north of Breitenbush, and made my way to Olollie Lake…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 4… Summit Lake to Mount Jefferson Epic View Camp! (15 Miles)
Ok, not gonna lie… I was a little worried on this day! I had a LOT of logs to crawl over, burn areas to pass through, and snow to traverse! I had even seen comments on FarOut (the app most thru-hikers use for long trails) about people turning around because of a “snow wall”… but,…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 5… Mount Jefferson to Breitenbush Lake Meadow! (21.4 Miles)
I woke up after some light rain to a beautiful morning at my epic tent site. Am I seriously here – about to enter Jefferson Park, and hike through an area that had previously been closed for several years due to the Lions Head Fire?? And… my first real water crossing would happen today… I…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 3… North Matthieu Lake to Summit Lake (23 Miles)
This was the day I crushed my first 20+ mile day… and the day my knee started hurting. I got up early to get away from the swarming mosquitos and decided to skip Lava Camp Lake (where I should have filled up on more water) and hit the biggest lava section of my entire hike.…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 2… Eileen Lake to North Matthieu Lake (13.4 Miles)
I woke up early in my epic campsite, and made my way up to a sweet viewpoint for coffee and breakfast. I must have been so excited and tired the night before, I completely missed this amazing view of Middle and South Sisters!! I filled up my water to start the day, and headed out…
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Oregon PCT Lash Day 1… Elk Lake Resort to Eileen Lake (17.8 Miles)
Day 0: Even though my husband isn’t into backpacking… I wanted him to be a part of my grand adventure, so I asked him to be an angel and drive me to my starting point at Elk Lake Resort, near Bend, Oregon. We had a nice drive past Mount Hood after he got off work,…
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