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Day 95 At mile 2213.5. Hiked 25 miles today. Today I began seeing a lot of SOBO’s on the trail including a group of about a dozen calling themselves the train. Here is Mt Hood with the outlines of Columbia River gorge visible. View of Mt St Helens. Trees blocked most of the views. View of Mt Adams. This is Blue Lake where Toothbrush and I saw horses. These people were out for several nights. Previously I had only seen riders that were out for the day. I wanted to swim in Blue Lake, but...

27 July, 2018 /

At mile 2188.5. Hiked 22.4 miles today. My leg felt better, but as a precaution I decided n’ont to push it too hard and to take more breaks. It was also very hot again in the middle of the day so I took a 3 plus hour break at lunch at Wind River with 2 river swims. When the sun dipped behind the trees I began a long climb until I reached a camping spot  sometime between 8 and 9 pm. There has been a variety of ferns. I liked...

27 July, 2018 /

At mile 2166.2. Hiked 19.5 miles today.  I counted 17 PCT’r tents at Cascade Locks Marine Park Camp. Others stayed at the hotels. This is the I’ve seen in town since Warner Springs around mile 100. Some of the tents. My tent at Marine Park. Hiking out of town I saw this wind surfer made from driftwood. I was soon over Bridge if the Gods and in the state of Washington. With a late start, the hot day seemed even hotter. The trail passed through beautiful fern growth that at least gave the...

27 July, 2018 /

At mile 2146.7. Hiked 1.9 miles today. Today was a  sunny town day.With my tent a tent set up at  Marine Park Campground, I went about my chores. Everything is close together and convenient. There are 16 other hiker tents here with about half being southbounders (SOBO). I ordered new darn tough socks to be delivered by Amazon to Kracker Barrel in a couple hundred mile. I bought grocery resupply, showered, and I washed clothes. Here is the view of the Locks from my camp. Best view in town! I had one...

23 July, 2018 /

At mile 2144.8. Hiked 26.4 miles today. At some point today I decided to hike all of the way into Cascade Locks, but with 1.8 miles to go I  came across a good tent site next to a creek and decided it would be less hectic to stay there than to enter town late and try to get to the campground. I had considered motels, but the Best Western is $250 per night and other motels are not much better than camping. If a motel doesn’t offer a bathtub...

23 July, 2018 /

At mile 2118.4. Hiked 21.5 miles today. I got a late start after a morning visit to the Timberline Lodge to wash socks and charge battery. Being well rested after an easy day yesterday, the morning hike was as good as it gets. The walk had beautiful views, cool and pleasant weather, and an easily walked trail. The one mishap was when I slipped on very slick mud. One foot slid forward until I was nearly doing a split. My other leg bent at the knee until the knee...

22 July, 2018 /