Day 118: Is This Real Life?

August 26, 2015 Hwy 26 – Portland (2097.0) to Seasonal Stream before Timberline Trail Junction (2104.8) 7.8 PCT miles today 2150.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,165 ft, – 739 ft And just like that, we’re back here in our tent, listening to huge trees creak in the wind, and brushing our teeth by…

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Day 117: A Zero for the Books

August 25, 2015 Hwy 26 – Portland (2097.0) 0 PCT miles today 2142.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was just about the most heartwarming and fulfilling zero that we could have imagined. There is no way to do it justice with this blog post, but I’ll at least…

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Day 116: Home Is Where the Heart Is

August 24, 2015 (22nd Re-Ration – Portland) Tentsite before Wilson Road (2077.4) to Hwy 26 – Portland (2097.0) 19.6 PCT miles today 2142.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,401 ft, – 1,461 ft Tonight I’m going to bed with a full heart and a huge smile. After an incredibly easy 20 miles of hiking,…

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