[pct-l] Columbia River to Panther Creek: Poison Oak, Other Issues?

[Eric Lee]

Someone wrote:
>
The subject stretch is poorly reviewed in the Wilderness Press guide (partly
for its up-and-down character), so can anyone chime in with your own
subjective take - good, bad, and ugly?
>

I think the guidebook author was in a bad mood when he wrote up that
section.  It's true that it's not particularly spectacular but neither did I
find it to be particularly horrible.  It's a lot like many other sections of
the trail who's primary purpose is to get you from point A to point B.  It's
not a "destination" hike like, say, the Goat Rocks Wilderness is but I've
seen a lot worse on the PCT.  It has a few nice views of the Columbia Gorge
and other things to keep you from getting too bored.

Eric