Thursday, July 30, 2015

Well, the northern Oregon PCT was so much fun, I've decided to go ahead and hike the southern portion as well, from Fish Lake to Big Lake, starting Sept. 8.  Highlights are Crater Lake, Mt. Thielsen, Diamond Peak, and Three Sisters.  This one is 244 miles, so I'm allowing 15.5 days—about 15.75 miles/day—a more relaxed pace than the 18.5 for northern Oregon.

I've tweaked my gearlist slightly:  added gaiters, got a lighter spoon, new rain mitts (the old ones I was using as improvised gaiters, each held together by a paper clip—that was good 'til I walked through a rushing glacier creek, and when I came out the other side, I had clean shoes, socks, & feet... but no more rain mitt gaiters!  Duh...), and a more durable ultralight towel.  Base weight now is 7 lbs 10.4 oz; total packweight with 4 days food & 16 oz. water is just under 15 lbs.  Here's my new gearlist.

...Oh, and, just for fun:  here's a previous blog about hiking the John Muir Trail in 2012.  Fun pictures for that!  :-)

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