[pct-l] OR and WA resupply recs

[fdumville at earthlink.net (Frank Dumville)]

Some observations from my hike through WA and OR this year.

> [Original Message]
> From: Chris Willett <CWillett@pierce.ctc.edu>

> Crater Lake: ... you'll be passing by another camp store up on the rim
and can buy some food there.
>
I didn't see a camp store on the rim this year. There was a store, but it
only had candy bars. Several building were being renovated on the rim and
services had been reduced this year. There is new building going up at
Mazama and I was told it was going to have a bigger store and restaurant. I
don't know when they expect to finish these projects. 

> Sisters:  Yes, that is right:  Haul the entire 155+ miles from Crater
Lake to MacKenzie Pass.  This is a really easy stretch of hiking and, until
you reach the Three Sisters Wilderness, one of the most boring on the PCT,
with plenty of unpleasant bugs (maybe not true later in the season) to
inspire you to move along.  When you get to the TSW, spend some more time. 
MacKenzie Pass down to Sisters is a somewhat easy hitch as there is a
touron attraction with a parking lot near the PCT.  The hitch back up to
MacKenzie was a bit longer and took me about 1.25 hours to do.  Sisters has
a big grocery store on the outskirts of town, a cheap in-town campground,
and lots of tourist stuff.  Blazing hot, but would make for a nice
overnight stop (but I didn't).
>
I hitched in on Highway 20, I walked west to stand under the PCT trail head
sign and got a ride into town right away. Coming out took a little longer
but it wasn't too bad. I enjoyed Sisters, but Big Lake Youth Camp would be
a great place to receive a resupply package if you didn't want to make the
trip to town.

Frank