Miles Hiked 291.6PCT Mile 798.2Elevation feet 6,926Miles Hiked Today 18.5 I got a good night’s sleep last night and now I’m ready. Today is the...
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Slacker Day
Miles Hiked 273.1PCT Mile 779.7Elevation feet 6,391Miles Hiked Today 16.0 I was ready to go at 6:00 a.m. this morning. I looked out over Summit...
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Summit Lake
Miles Hiked 257.1PCT Mile 763.7Elevation feet 5,597Miles Hiked Today 16.6July 29, 2026 I woke up at 5:00 a.m. in the Shelter Cove campground. There were...
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Shelter Cove Resort
Miles Hiked 240.5PCT Mile 747.6Elevation feet 4,802Miles Hiked Today 2.7 Last night I camped next to the Willamette Trailhead. It wasn’t a bad spot. At...
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Charlton Lake
Miles Hiked 237.8PCT Mile 746.2Elevation feet 5,135Miles Hiked Today 17.1 My campsite last night was very scenic on the shore of Charlton Lake. It was...
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The Infinite Climb and Dead Forests
Miles Hiked 220.7PCT Mile 729.1Elevation feet 5,735Miles Hiked Today 19.6 I have discovered the infinite climb. It works like this. You go up on the...
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Two Hundred Miles
Miles Hiked 201.1PCT Mile 709.5Elevation feet 5,240Miles Hiked Today 18.0 Hurray! I went over 200 miles of total hiking so far in Oregon. It feels...
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A Pleasant Hike
Miles Hiked 183.1PCT Mile 691.5Elevation feet 5,712Miles Hiked Today 14.5July 24, 2026 Last night’s tentsite was good and I slept well. However, in the middle...
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