[pct-l] Oregon resupply

[at2002 at mac.com (Gary Wright)]

On Jan 2, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Chris Willett wrote:
> The distances seem daunting, but the terrain in OR isn't so tough.
> Ashland->Crater: 105 miles
> Crater->Sisters: 156 miles
> Sisters->Cascade Locks: 167 miles
> Crater to Sisters took me four full days plus a morning.

I'd like to a put in a word of caution about big miles in Oregon.
I had to get off the trail in Cascade Locks due to a metatarsal
stress fracture.  I was a bit frustrated to have a stress fracture
after 2100 miles (and over 3,000 miles in the previous two years).

In my case I think it was a combination of many small things that
caused the stress fracture but big miles is near the top of the
list.  I had lots of 25+ days and a few 30+ days in Oregon.  I
might have been able to finish if that had been lots of 20+ days
and a few 25+ days.

Obviously it is hard to generalize about this sort of thing, but
I do think that over-use injuries are more common as the miles/hour
and milage/day increase.

Oh yeah, I liked Sisters a lot. They even have a town campground
with a tenting area for bikers and backpackers for $5/night (no
showers, just restrooms). I just washed up in the creek running next to
the campground.   I don't think there is any cheap motel/hotel
options in Sisters.