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, …
PCT days 31 – 34
July 28, Day 31 20 miles 📍Yakama land I didn’t leave Trout Lake until 11am, so I got breakfast at the cafe with Carrot, then an Americano, then putzed around with resupply and internet for most of the morning. I was determined to do 20 miles today despite starting so late. My foot had been …
PCT trail log, days 27 – 30
📍on Yakama land 7/24 Day 27 12.1 miles We hitch out of Packwood this morning and up to White Pass and lazy drink coffee and use WiFi until noon, then we hike. . I hike slower and more intentionally today. My inner foot still throbs at different moments. I continually try to correct my gait …
PCT trail log – days 21 – 26
📍on Yakama land There are 2 large mountains in this area. One of them was referred to as Shubahlup by Salish speaking tribes in the area. (Native American net roots) There is other information on the Google about it being called Takohoma by other indigenous folks in the area. It is known in English as …
PCT Day 17 – 20
📍on unceded sdukʷalbixʷ land Day 17, 7/14/2019 14.6 miles . Trooper, Rook and I get a great hitch from Skykomish to the trail at Stevens Pass with a guy who is just getting done with a backpack. He gives us coffee and packages of shot blocks! I'm thrilled and feel like I've won the hitch …
PCT trail blog – Days 11 – 16
On unceded Chelan, Yakama, Syilx/Okanagan, and sdukʷalbixʷ/Snoqualmie land. The place to which I hike this week, sqʷat (or The Guardian Spirit of Snow), is an area that was long inhabited by the sdukʷalbixʷ/Snoqualmie and Tulalip tribes. The pictures I found below in this area (at sqʷat itself) describe its history, so I will let …
Laurie Works 