Myself and a couple of buddies have been talking about taking on the Oregon portion of the PCT. I have been doing some work on my mapping program, breaking this up into manageable sections. So far I have broken it up into 14 separate hikes, ranging from 2 day trips to 6 day trips. We have all hiked various portions of the PCT, but we are trying to get more organized to get them all knocked off the bucket list…
Up first was Timberline Lodge to Timothy Lake. This was kind of a spur of the moment trip since we all had a long holiday weekend; we all carved out a couple days to get this one in. The plan was leave one truck at Timberline on Friday morning, and the wives would pick us up at Timothy Lake on Saturday. The girls brought kayaks up to play around in while waiting for us to arrive.
This hike comes in right at 24 miles one way. Elevation gain of 1607’, and a total elevation loss of 4187’
Just to the right of the climbers trail was a small parking lot, this is where we went up to intercept the PCT. The PCT 2000 is just 2/10 mile from the parking lot.
Once on the PCT we were on our way…
Just after we hit the trail the sun started to hit the mountain.
Approaching White River.
Not a lot of grand views below this morning, but it looked pretty cool with the bank of clouds we were headed into.
Looking up White River basin.
One last stop above the clouds for a group shot…
This old tree caught our attention…
More of the mountain…
Saw a couple of deer as we descended into the forest.
Our camp for the night was Seeping Springs Campsite, 15 miles from where we set off. I forgot to get a photo of the spring. All day we had avoided mosquitos but we found them here…
Day 2:
After a full 10 hours of rest we headed off to complete our hike. Next stop was Little Crater Lake, we found a little grassy spot to drop the packs and get some more rest.
Little Crater Lake.
After a short break it was on to Timothy Lake.
Bridge crossing Crater Creek.
First views of Timothy Lake.
We arrived at the lake just before noon; our wives had only been there just a few minutes. We enjoyed a nice lunch with the girls, and kicked back and soaked the feet in the lake while the girls were out paddling around in the kayaks for the next couple of hours.
Well-deserved beverage…
