Zero Day - 2053.1 to Campo

Today is a zero day. Zero mileage. Zero work. Just some time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. We've been making good mileage the last 3 days. Yesterday we hiked approx. 19 miles by 4:20pm. Less than 7 hours of hiking time. Not too bad. We like the uphills more than the downhills. Downhill terrain really hurts Arij's blisters.

We've stopped to rest here at Olallie Lake Resort. Don't let the name fool you however, it's really just a glorified campground. There is a small store here though - beer, soda, Ding Dongs, Mac 'N Cheese, frozen burritos. You k now, all that good healthy stuff.

We've camped just outside the campground at Head Lake. Nice place to swim, wash all the grime off. There's a great view of Mt. Jefferson from Olallie Lake - too bad today is also our first cloudy day!

Oregon has thus far been snow free, but it has brought several new challenges. mosquitoes mosquitos and humidity. Bug repellent and baby powder are very useful here. We hoped there would be some fireworks last night, but no luck there. It was a silent 4th of July. Lots of people out and about though. We've seen a great many on the trail and at stops, being a holiday weekend and all.

We're over halfway through this section. Just 3 more days and we'll be at our next resupply. They apparently have showers and a laundromat! Woo Hoo!

Oregon is not very scenic. I think we had 2 views of Mt. Hood and 1 of Mt. Jefferson before we got to Oallie Lake. The trees all seem very stunted also. It is very different than Washington. There have been lot's of lake though, which makes up for the lack of scenery. Swimming is great. Head Lake where we are spending our rest day has a floating dock. You can reel it in and jump on it and then let it float back out. The water feels amazing after a day of hiking. Patrick has this strange phobia of swimming in lakes. He won't fully submerge. Kind of funny really. Had to threaten him to get him to wash the grime off his face. Well the water is too tempting. Think I am going for a swim before dinner.




July 1 - Timberline













July 2 - Mt Hood area





















July 3
















July 4