Fungus grows on the PCT

I stood in this very spot on September 19th and waved goodbye to my husband as he walked away—starting a 4-day adventure covering some 50 miles from Mt Hood to Cascade Locks, a small town on the Columbia River.

Here's the trail he took, following the well-worn Pacific Crest Trail.

He'd said there would be no photos. He had his phone with him, but also needed to conserve it's battery power. Thankfully nature was just to glorious and he had to snap a few. Ramona Falls...

The record setting rain of September made his hike a wet one, but there was also lots of excellent fungus to see along the trail...

And moss...

And fungus...

And salamanders...

And fungus...

Here's his campsite on the second night. For those of you unfamiliar there are no amenities along the trail. You carry everything you need.

I've never seen fungus with red bits.

Wahtum Lake

And a crawdad who came to see what Andrew was up to (filling his water bottle, he had a filter, lest you think he was living completely on the wild side)...

This! Wow.

Terribly cool.

Switchbacks heading up and down steep mountain sides definitely added on the miles.

And of course there were slugs...

Weather Diary, Oct 3: Hi 60, Low 50/ Precip .03"

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