The final stretch.

Tuesday, 8/7

Welcome stay at Olallie. Things I liked:

• Got rid of trash!!! It’s amazing the volume I generate daily.
• Pit toilet! No cat hole in the morning.
• Table to have dinner on.
• Nice lake with a killer view to wake up to.

However, not a good start to the day. I took my time and left at 6:40… And promptly turned the wrong way and hiked up a storm for nearly two miles before realizing I was an idiot. So, four miles later I finally headed north. This just killed my day. 😥

Camped next to a spring. Peaceful but damp and cold. Hill climb in the morning but pretty easy the rest of the day.

Wednesday, 8/8

The hill wasn’t too bad and I still made 10 miles by noon.

Stopped for the night at a real nice lake: Timothy Lake.

I’d do more miles, but the damned feet are back to hurting. 😞

However, that dip in the lake sure felt wonderful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thursday, 8/9

19 miles to go! Annnd, it’s all uphill. Literally.

Timberline Lodge is 2,800ft higher. UGH (whine, whine)

And the smoky haze is back. I haven’t seen Mt Hood since that one time from the 7k ridge several days ago, and now the view sucks. 😞

And the hike up almost killed me. Seriously.

For reals!

I couldn’t wait for the hike to be over, But DAMN I’m exhausted. Now to catch a ride to Portland.

Here I am above: filthy, stinky and proud at the top!

Entering Mount Hood area:

A very small part of Timothy Lake:

A small gem: Little Crater Lake! Actually a spring making a deep, cold pool. The pictures don’t do the deep teal color justice.