Tag Archive for: Okanogan Highlands

PNT day 37 – Into Pasayten Wilderness
Pacific Northwest Trail, USACold Springs trailhead (614.2) to Old Tungsten Mine Camp (637.4)
23.2 miles
After a wonderful breakfast Clint gave me a ride up the mountain to the Cold Springs trailhead. I skipped the climb up to 6000 ft along a hot mountainside. If my foot…

PNT day 35 & 36 – Palmer Lake
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAOroville (578.3) to Palmer Lake (595.8)
17.5 miles
It is nearly 11 pm as I write these lines so this blogpost has to go quick.
I left Oroville and hiked for about one mile on the Similkameen Trail. The rest of today's hike should be roadwalk…

PNT day 33 & 34 – Oroville
Pacific Northwest Trail, USABench camp (575.3) to Oroville (578.3)
3 miles
The birds sang and I could hear them through my ear plugs. Same for the traffic on the highway in The Valley.
I was nearly out of water and so I started my walk into town quite early. Oroville…

PNT day 32 – Swanson Creek Road & Whistler Canyon Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAHavillah church camp (550.0) to bench camp (575.3)
approx. 20 miles due to alternates
Today's hike was meant to be easy, mostly flatish and downhill and the only problems I would face were my aching foot and a lack of proper water sources…

PNT day 31 – Bonaparte Lookout & Havillah
Pacific Northwest Trail, USALake view camp (533.0) to Havillah church camp (550.0)
17 miles
Guess what?! This morning I woke up and the sun shone on my tent! Yes!! The night on the mountainside had been very quiet and I enjoyed a quiet morning with a good granola breakfast.
A…

PNT day 30 – Bonaparte Lake
Pacific Northwest Trail, USARoad Camp (521.3) to Bonaparte View Camp (533.0)
8.7 miles
I was lying in my tent trying to get comfortable. It wasn't easy on the side of the road. There wasn't too much traffic but I could hear the people talk in their backyard. And then…

PNT day 29 – Cougar Creek Road
Pacific Northwest Trail, USASweat Creek Trailhead (510.1) to Road Camp (521.3)
Around lunchtime I got a ride from Artie - one of the PNT trail angels of Republic - to Sweat Creek trailhead. I left Republic with mixed feelings as I got to really like this small cowboy-style…