October 20 — day 161
Stayed off-trail mile 1718.7 at the Ashland Hostel hiked 22 miles today.
I really enjoyed the scenery today. The forest is more open with a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees. I hitched out to Ashland from where the PCT crosses the I-5. I did laundry and picked up things for dinner and breakfast before taking a Lyft to the Hostel. The hostel itself was very uncrowded and I had a large dorm room all to myself which was great for laying out all my stuff to dry.
October 19 — day 160
Camped mile 1739.7 hiked 23.6 miles today.
I was slow in getting started as it was so comfy in the cabin.
October 18 — day 159
Camped mile 1763.3 hiked 31.6 miles today.
It snowed again last night. I decided to try to make it to the Brown Mountain Shelter a cabin with a wood stove. The cabin was a wonderful place to dry everything and warm up. I absolutely love a wood stove.
October 17 — day 158
Camped mile 1794.9 hiked 19.8 miles today.
It snowed 4-5” last night. It continued to snow
October 16 — day 157
Camped mile 2814.7 hiked 19.3 miles today.
I hiked the alternate route along the Rim Trail. The views were great but the light was flat so not inspiring to take many pictures. I had coffee and a hot dog while charging up at the Rim Village Cafe. Almost everything else in the park was closed for the season.
October 15 — day 156
Camped mile 1839.2 at the Grouse Hill campsite in Crater Lake NP. Hiked 8.6 PCT + 3 off-trail = 11.6 miles today.
It was
October 14 — day 155
Zero PCT miles today.
Continued camping off-trail at the hiker/biker site in SE Diamond Lake.
October 13 — day 154
Camped off-trail at the hiker/biker site in SE Diamond Lake mile 1853.9 hiked 6.1 PCT + 12.1 off-trail = 18.2 miles today.
I hiked out almost to the highway taking a trail eventually to the Lodge. On the