Oregon is where PCT thru-hikers make up time.
Trekkers who’ve braved the Southern California desert and conquered the High Sierra arrive in Oregon, the shortest and easiest of the PCT’s three states, looking to put up big numbers. Aside from a 3,160-foot drop into the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington border, Oregon doesn’t offer much elevation change; the highest trail point in the state is just 7,560 feet.
New direction. Same Peanut on the PCT.
After starting around 2 this afternoon, Peanut hiked 12.3 miles on Friday before stopping at Mile 1,706.4.
“I was going uphill with my full pack the entire time,” she texted Friday evening. “Should get in a good day tomorrow.”
But the change in direction takes some getting used to.
McCarran Airport isn’t typically a waypoint on the Pacific Crest Trail.
But Las Vegas became part of Peanut’s itinerary when recent snows made the southern Sierra Nevada portion of the PCT treacherous.
Peanut on the PCT 