We woke up this morning ready to go to Cascade Locks, but the PCT trail conditions page was back online.... Last week someone started south from the Columbia River, and ran into huge snowfields near Wathum Lake and Timberline Lodge. He recommended, (and we don't know his level of expertise) crampons and a GPS. Screw that! If we could only get 50 miles south, we're not going to bother. We're going to Elk Lake tomorrow, to hike south to hwy. 58. If we can get past Diamond Peak, we should be able to get to Maidu Lake, north of Mt. Thielsen. From there we can get on the North Umpqua Trail, maybe just go back to Tokatee hotsprings... We'll give the snow a few more weeks to melt off in northern Oregon. What an adventure..
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