August 19, day 53 Takelma, Cow Creek Umpqua, Molalla, and Klamath Territory 8.2 miles . I have to wait at Mazama until noon today for a package, but I also have early phone calls to make, so I get up early and tear down camp. I get a coffee thick as sludge from the store …
PCT trail log, days 49-52
August 15, day 49 Molalla Territory 10 miles . I do a Nero (half day of hiking) in Shelter Cove. I wake up early and get all my chores done: laundry and a shower. I split laundry with another hiker I’ll call MFM. It seems generally pleasant. I like Shelter Cove. I love Odell Lake. …
PCT trip log days 45 – 48
📍this section is on Molalla Land, in the Three Sisters wilderness, along the Ring of Fire. August 11, day 45 16 miles . I haul out of Big Lake Youth Camp after procrastinating all morning charging my stuff and talking to Willy Wonka. He’s a fun hiker from Britain and we had a nice chat. …
PCT trail blog – Days 39 – 43
📍on Molalla, Warm Springs and Wasco traditional territories, as well as Paiute relocated territory The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (including Molalla) have a detailed history of this area on their website. The US government forced many people in this area into a "trail of tears" and made them travel 200 miles from their ancestral …
PCT days 36-39
(Day 35 was a zero day in Portland and I didn't blog) . 📍Chinook, Wasco, Wishram, and Molalla Land August 2, day 36 16 miles . I dilly dally in town, doing last minute things: eating breakfast, sending mail, buying coke to pack out with me. Finally around 10:30am, I leave. On the way up, …
Laurie Works 