I woke up at Dan‘s cabin after a great night of sleep. I had some leftover pizza for breakfast with a muffin and cup of coffee. I got ready to head back out. I was back on trail by 820.
I came to the turn off for the brown mountain shelter. It’s a 300 foot off trail walk and i decided go up and check it out. It was small and a little dirty inside. I didn’t stay. When I returned to the Trail I took a picture of the Canada Mexico distance signs and continued on.
I’ve come to a large lava field the trail passes through and stopped for a quick snack break before I continue through more lava fields, separated by very short sections a Forest.
Soon I arrived at this well following creek for some much-needed water. It’s a beautiful spot for a lunch break. I ate the last remaining piece of pizza that Dan and I picked up from Lake of the woods. Ironically Lake of the Woods it’s just 5 miles from Highway 140 which I just crossed.
The trail follows the creek for a very short distance before coming to this footbridge, allowing me to cross over again without getting wet.
Once past the foot bridge, I continue alongside the creek, and I observed a new flower, the Western Columbine
I arrived at my campsite location. This is going to be one of my top 10 favorite. I am right along the shore of Squaw Lake. I set up my tent got some water filtering and took a swim. The water was very comfortable. Mosquitoes in Oregon are no joke. There’s a fire pit right next to my tent site where I am eating. It has a bunch of pre-cut wood, kenneling, sticks, and dry moss waiting. I started a very small fire just enough to create smoke to clear out the mosquitoes; it worked well. I made my dinner and climbed in my tent.
I count about 30 mosquitoes on my tent door netting. I think they really want to come in.
Today’s PCT miles hiked 19.9
Total PCT Miles hiked to date 1240.4
PCT mile marker 1781.5
(Flipped over 542.8 miles)
