Washington!!!!!

I have hit the Washington Border! 500miles to go, which should only take about 3 weeks. I am lucky enough to have a friend in Hood River, OR who is letting me and a couple of trail friends stay at his place for a couple of nights. Tomorrow we will head off to Washington, the final leg of our journey.

I am supper excited to begin a new state. Oregon has been very pretty, forests, trail angels, AYCE breakfast at Timberline Lodge (on Mt Hood), and only one Fire closer (it took us 40 miles out of the way, but whatever).

Here are some pictures from Oregon:

Looking north

Huckleberry

Crater Lake

Sunrise at Summit Lake

Camping beneath Mt Jefferson

sunset beneath Mt Jefferson

wild heather

Mt Jefferson

Sunset on Mt Hood

In Tunnel Falls, headed for Washington

Sister Sister Sister

I loved the show Sitier Sister when I was yonger. That is not what I am talking about though. I am now in Sisters, OR, about 160 miles to Washington state and about 678 miles to Canada. Stoppping in to resuply amd rest my aching feet.

Have been walking in spectacular country for the last few weeks. The conifir forests are shady and majestic and the three sisters wilderness of the last couple of days has been phenominal! The lava feilds and the three sisters looking down on me as I hike is great. The hiking from Ashland to Sisters has felt so good. It feels like home, it is that coumfortable.

Moving on tomorrow and looking to get to Cascade Lockes on the Oregon Washinton border in about a week.

People have said that Northern California and Oregon is boring hiking. They are so wrong. Relativley flat compaired to the Seirras but wonderfully wooded and green and beautiful.

Got caught in a rain storm last night that consisted of flashing lightning and rolling thunder. Me without a rain coat, I was quite nervous at first but then I was wet and I got over it. The posse I had been hiking with was only going about 5 miles and so I walked wet for a couple of hours and then got snuggley in my tent. PS I will be looking for a poncho while I am in town, as well as a delicious bakery Isaac and I had visited last year when we came out here.

Baked goods and boxes, Washington here I come!

OREGON!!!

Yippy I am in Oregon!!! I made it finally out of the neverending state of California. Cali was real nice but after 3 1/2 months I was ready to get out. On to Oregon now adn I am feeling great! OR is only 450 miles and that should fly by. I can realistically calculate the end of this trip as well. 7 weeks should put me at the Canadian border, baring any injuries.

So good bye California. You were wonderful.

Lost Socks, Snow and a Fungus among us

It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood by Deadfall Lake. 17 miles from where I had started and only 13 to go for the day. It was noon and the cool water hot sun was too inviting so I joined my hiking friends for a dip. After swimming and an extended lunch break I thought it would be good to wash my socks that were Oh so dirty from the dusty trail. It would have been a great idea had I not forgotten to attatch the soggy socks to my bag before I left on the second leg of my day. It also would have been better if I had remembered my socks, air drying on a sage bush, before 6 miles later. It was a sad end to a great day.

28th, 29th, 30th and 31st of July as well as the 1st of August and we all get to walk over snow! not a lot of snow, just about 20 feet, but still snow! what a wacky year.

Lastly there is now a fungus among us! I have some sort of Athletes foot that blistered bad on the top of my feet. Itchy painfull open blisters on the tops of my toes, right where my foot bends and constantly rubs against my shoes. I am buying cream and powder, if I can find it, in Etna tomorrow.

Oregon is less than 150 miles away! should be there in 5 days!

SEMPER AVANTI!!!!