UPDATE: Apparently, the Three Sisters Wilderness was a shooting gallery for lightning in last week’s thunderstorms. There are 25 new spots fires burning in the area and the PCT is now officially closed in the area! See below for more info. It’s PCT Days Week! Trail conditions got you down? Need a break from the snow, …
Things are Looking Up! We’re four weeks into summer, and we’re seeing some steady improvement in trail conditions across most of the state. While it seems like this season is taking a loooooooonnnnnggg time for the trail to melt out, we need to remember that this is actually normal for Oregon. We got spoiled the …
At long last, skies have been clearing and temps have been warming in the Northwest. But while we continue to march toward summer, winter conditions persist along most of the Crest thru Oregon. In the last week, we’ve been scouting the passes and checking in with regional land managers for current trail conditions, and while there’s signs …
In typical Northwest fashion, we ushered in spring of this year under chilly, gray skies with scattered showers and snow still falling across the Cascade Range and Pacific Crest Trail. This past winter was especially brutal in Oregon and Washington, and has resulted in widespread damage to trails in both states—and that’s just what we’ve been able to see so …
Current PCT conditions in Oregon for the week of Sept. 19, 2016. Weather This week, Fall conditions come to Oregon and the PCT. The last few days of summer will see a mix of sun and clouds, but once the season switches over, the remainder of the week is looking cold and wet—and possibly even …