Friday, October 8, 2010

PCT Failures - The Video Evidence

Edit: Here's a Quick Update on the trail conditions on the part of the trail I traveled Day 4: oregonlive article


If you haven't read the original "September" Blog listing, you may want to start with that long sordid tale.


Day 1 - 4:30 pm on the Eagle Creek Trail.  Things have already started to go wrong.






 Still Day 1 - Starting up the "The Hill".  Inane video I don't remember taking, but in some ways it says it all.


Day 3 - Video taken just above Indian Springs Campground at start of Day 3 trip at 1:00 pm.




Day 4 - Video should say "north" of Mt. Hood instead of south.  Video taken at 5:25 in the morning at Lolo Pass.

PCT Failures - The Pictoral Evidence

Here are some pics and videos from the trip:

The gorge is amazing - even the walk from Cascade Locks to the Eagle Creek Campground along an old road was fantastic.

I took a rest taking my shoes off, getting some water, and having some food at 4 1/2 mile bridge.

The trail goes behind a waterfall at Tunnel Falls (still Day 1)

 Here's a log bridge on Mt. Hood (Day 4)

 The famous Ramona Falls.
 This river crossing was pretty treacherous.
 I really felt like I almost hiked to the top of Mt. Hood.


End of Day 4 - made it to Timberline Lodge.