Last night we had decided to leave today, but on waking we felt unrested and slightly nervous about the fire in Crater Lake…
Author: FarawayFlyer
We had shared the room between 5 so it took a while to organise getting out for breakfast, but eventually 4 of us…
We woke to a beautiful sunrise and a distant view of Mount Shasta framed between the trees. We knew the 8 miles into…
Oh, and mile 1700! See, nobody cares. The Oregon border is what counts! I slept so well last night. It was as if…
I have limited recollection of the trail from today. I remember a gentle climb in the morning with views across the valley, and…
This morning was downhill all the way! The trail followed Grider Creek for almost its entire descent, only departing when it turned into…
Today was so lazy. The terrain just before Seiad Valley meant there were no campsites between 22 and 30 miles. A 30 miler…
Leaving Etna, we just missed the hostel’s shuttle but the manager called her friend who took us up the hill. Whilst we asked…
Today not only did we have the smoke to contend with, but we were hiking through a section which had burned in 2014.…
Today was about flora and fauna given the lack of visibility and the absence of wide vistas. We disturbed a rattlesnake hiding in…