Paved Lolo Pass Road to Cascade Locks

Cascade Locks. 

Got up early and Tim took Share Bear, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and myself back to the trail. Rocky planned to take two days to get to Cascade Locks, where she is ending her hike. 

Share Bear, Mighty Mouse and I had a different plan. We were going to hike to Cascade Locks in one day, our longest yet at nearly 29 miles. 

The day started with light rain and the rain continued through early afternoon, making our lunch break a brief affair. 

We took the Eagle Creek Trail alternative to the PCT course. It is a popular alternative that saves a couple miles in distance and passes by several waterfalls and through a tunnel behind one of the waterfalls. 

Two of Share Bear's friends hiked in and met us on the trail. We hiked back to town with them where we met Tim and Mighty Mouse's friend Dan for dinner. 

On to Washington tomorrow!

Video: Trail behind a waterfall

Video: More of that waterfall tunnel

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2021 Update:

Last night we invited Rocky to stay the cabin with us. Rocky is from Germany, and due to the time left on her visa, she had to end her hike without completing Washington on this trip. She was able to come back in 2019 and finish up some more miles on the PCT, both in Southern California (she stayed with my parents for a couple days) and in Washington. She then went on to hike the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) from the Cascades to the Washington Coast, very awesome!

Got up early and Tim took Share Bear, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and myself back to the trail. Rocky planned to take two days to get to Cascade Locks, where she is ending her hike for now. 

Share Bear, Mighty Mouse and I had a different plan. We were going to hike to Cascade Locks in one day, our longest yet at nearly 29 miles. 

The day started with light rain and the rain continued through early afternoon, making our lunch break a brief affair. It is a bit difficult to properly eat or take a break when there is no way to get out of the rain.

We took the Eagle Creek Trail alternative to the PCT. It is a popular alternative that saves a couple miles in distance, but more importantly, is considered to be more scenic, passing by several waterfalls and through a tunnel behind one of the waterfalls. 

Two of Share Bear's friends hiked in and met us on the trail. We hiked back to town with them where we met Tim and Mighty Mouse's friend Dan for dinner. 

On to Washington tomorrow!

Photos from today: https://www.b-photo.com/Travel/PCT-2016-Day-by-Day/September/September-18/

Mighty Mouse's blog for today: http://www.timandgerri.com/blog---2016/day-152-18-september-mile-211169-214419