[pct-l] section hiking oregon and washington

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Erin,

The question of how to “get in and get out” is simple:  There are road
crossings at (mostly) suitable places south and north of the sections you
wish to hike.  A much more difficult question is who will get you in and
get you out because public transportation to/from this variety of places is
almost out of the question.

There are hikers who use two vehicles to move ahead -- one left at the
section head and one left at the section end – but that won’t solve your
problem.  About the only solution is to find a person – or people – who are
willing to make 9 or 10 round-trips to drop you off and pick you up at
access points.

I’ve section hiked both Oregon and Washington, and did that very thing: The
people I prevailed upon to make the trips were my wife, and several
different relatives.  Arranging such support was difficult at best.  It
required forbearance and sacrifice on their part, and the willingness on my
part to adjust my schedule to the reality that “beggars can’t be choosers”.
This, as difficult as it was, was far better than your situation because I
didn’t have to meet a thru-hiking other person at specific locations and at
difficult-to-determine times/dates.

Good luck,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Erin Rodgers <erinwrodgers at gmail.com>wrote:

> My girlfriend is planning to do Ashland-Manning Park starting July 1. I
> would like to join her for several sections including crater lake, sisters
> wilderness, timberline lodge to cascade locks, goat rocks wilderness, and
> the last 100 miles or so before the border. If anyone has experience
> section hiking these area, suggestions on how to "get in and get out" would
> be welcome. I have a car and live in Portand, Oregon.
>
> Thanks,
> 3x's/Erin
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