Day 111: A Helpful Half-Day

August 19, 2015 Elk Lake Resort – Bend (1958.4) to Large pond past Hinton Creek (1972.3) 13.9 PCT miles today, 1 non-PCT mile today 2016.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,079 ft, – 1,296 ft Today’s nero in Bend turned out to be just what we needed. We spent the morning quietly sipping coffee…

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Day 110: May the Force Be With You

August 18, 2015 Elk Lake Resort – Bend (1958.4) 0 PCT miles today 2001.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft For years Pickles has gotten a kick out of telling everyone that we meet that I have never seen a single Star Wars movie. He always says it as if…

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Day 109: Living the Dream

August 17, 2015 (21st Re-Ration – Bend) Irish Lake (1936.7) to Elk Lake Resort – Bend (1958.4) 21.7 PCT miles today, 1 non-PCT mile today 2001.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,850 ft, – 2,145 ft This morning we walked past a southbound hiker (probably a section hiker based on his pack size) and…

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