Day 49: summer hiking on Northern Oregon

It was overcast and still raining lightly when we woke up. We got a bus up to Timberline Lodge and picked up a parcel of food we had shipped there. The lodge is a ski resort. We must have looked a bit out of place as we trudged up the slopes looking for the PCT, past snowboarders and people getting mountain safety training in preparation for climbing Mt Hood.

As well as ski tracks we came across animal tracks.

We were able to find some traces of the trail although it was mostly covered with snow. The weather cleared and we were actually quite hot as we descended a spur. As we got lower the snow became more patchy.

Eventually we were walking through lovely fir tree forests with no snow at all.

It was a great day altogether after all the bad weather, and to cap it off, we were able to camp right beside a pretty lake AND have a campfire!