Aug. 29th: CS2192.6 to Trout Lake Creek  (2192.6 to 2221.3) Daily miles: 28.7 Walked through the great Pacific Northwest Huckleberry Highway today and got stained teeth to show for it.  Stopped so often to eat the fruit off the bushes that I have no idea how I walked nearly 30 miles.  Natural energy I guess. … More Gifford-Pinchot Forest

Aug. 27th: Cascade Locks to 2167.0 (2144.6 to 2167.0) Daily miles: 22.4 Aug. 28th: 2167.o to 2192.6  Daily miles: 25.6 I crossed over The Bridge of the Gods, whitecaps rolling across the river and sailboats off in the distance.  The river widens west of the bridge, so that it resembles a lake, and an old … More Entering Washington

I wrote posts for many of my days through Oregon, but I didn’t write consistently.  A number of days found me making camp late and eating dinner on these wonderful moss covered logs that are slowly returning to the earth.  Many times I ate by headlamp light, and since I write after I eat I … More Oregon

1707.0 to Ashland, OR(1707.0 to 1715.2) Daily miles: 8.2 I leave my bed next to the giants and walk up the slope, back to the trail.  The rain in the valley (it’s called the Rogue Valley, such great names for places out here in the west) is gone, and I’m cruising downhill to the highway … More July 6-7 (Days 97, 98)