A hazy Mount Hood.
More trail magic :)
One of the many sections where the trail is carved into a rock wall.
Tunnel Falls in Northern Oregon.
Trail side blackberries.
Cascade Locks and The Bridge of the Gods, the official end of Oregon.
Ideal food after a long stretch of hiking.
A special visitor (my girlfriend Bridget) meant some fun side quests around Oregon.
Walking into Washington.
Hazy Pacific Northwest forests.
2,200 miles down. 450 to go.
Trail closure near Mount Adams due to a forest fire.
Hiking forest service roads to get around fire closures.
Every once in a while you come across a bright red pine tree. Unfortunately, I think it’s due to a tree disease.
I was using an off road vehicle trail to route around a fire when I came across an abandoned dirt bike. Apparently locals will leave their bike on the side of the trail and go out hunting.
More road walking.
Walupt Lake.
Mount Adams in the distance.
Approaching Cispus Pass.
Goat Rocks Wilderness, one of my favorite stretches of trail so far.
Climbing into low lying clouds.
A precarious section of trail.
Mount Rainier through the clouds in the distance.
Looking along The Knife’s Edge, a section in Goat Rocks that follows the ridge lines through the landscape.
Looking back along The Knife’s Edge toward Old Snowy Mountain.
More incredible views. Pictures will never do it justice.