Friday, July 25, 2008

July 22:We're in Oregon!!!

Need I say more? The border crossing is nothing spectacular. You are hiking the trail and eventually you see a trail register and a wooden sign on a tree that says "Oregon/California." It was so fun, though, to walk up to that sign and know you are finally in a new state! We took a bunch of pictures and continued on our way. It was instantly beautiful! We had blue skies and incredible views all day. It was even a lot cooler today, eventually getting pretty chilly in the late afternoon and evening. This is always welcome after the scorching nights in CA.

We ended up camping at the Grouse Gap Shelter...a very cool stone shelter just a short way off the trail that had a picnic table (which is a luxury when you sit on the ground all day) and a latrine as well! Because we (the grp we're hiking with) had planned to camp here ahead of time, we got in pretty early and got to hang out for a bit before hitting the sack. A fellow hiker let us test out his tarp-tent; it's nice to be in an enclosed space (no bugs!). We have been checking out some lightweight options for enclosed tents, but we'll see.

Our first night in Oregon!

Total Miles:1715.9
Miles Today:25.9
Camp 86:Grouse Gap Shelter

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Keith Drury said...

Yes..I remember that sign... if I recall right Matrk & I arroved there Southbouund and there was a trail angel cooler full of soda..only a big group ahead of us drank all of them... here is
Mark's picture the last time at that spot

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