
The Perfect Hiker Hell
Miles Hiked 114.7PCT Mile 622.1Elevation feet 5,410Miles Hiked Today 15.0July 17, 2026 Yes, “The Perfect Hiker Hell” is how I describe today. And for good

Miles Hiked 114.7PCT Mile 622.1Elevation feet 5,410Miles Hiked Today 15.0July 17, 2026 Yes, “The Perfect Hiker Hell” is how I describe today. And for good

Miles Hiked 99.7PCT Mile 607.1Elevation feet 4,964Miles Hiked Today 15.7 Well, my fear of yesterday is my reality of today. There are fire crews on

Miles Hiked 84.2PCT Mile 591.3Elevation feet 4,222Miles Hiked Today 14.5 As nice as the lake was, I was glad to say goodbye Timothy Lake. My

Miles Hiked 69.7PCT Mile 575.3Elevation feet 3,255Miles Hiked Today 19.5 Yeah, there is a story behind the title “The Forest Does Not Belong to Everyone.”

In the morning, I was ready to head out to Timberline Lodge. The distance was just over 5 miles and there was about a 1,500 foot ascent.

Miles Hiked 44.6PCT Mile 550.2Elevation 3,917 feetMiles Hiked Today 13.2July 12, 2026 Yes, a brutal day. But I’ll get to that in a minute. Last

Miles Hiked 31.4PCT Mile 537.0Elevation 3,917 feetMiles Hiked Today 14.6 A through hiker came in to the campsite late the previous evening. This morning he

Miles Hiked 16.8PCT Mile 522.4Elevation 3,785 feetMiles Hiked Today 11.5July 10, 2026 My decision yesterday proved to be the right one. This morning I climbed

Miles Hiked 5.3PCT Mile 510.9Elevation 1,486 teetMiles Hiked Today 5.3 Here I am back on the PCT Trail again. I flew into Portland two days

My Washington hike was over, and mentally, I was ready for the over 400 miles hike through Oregon. In fact, I was anxiously looking forward to it.