July/August 2011 PCT, Southern Washington

Bob and Rick backpacked 127 miles in southern Washington over 11 days with a resupply early on Day 7. Their original intent was to reach White Pass at the end of the Goat Rocks Wilderness, but they had to exit via Nannie Ridge 25 miles short of their goal. On three separate PCT sections where the trail rose well above 4000’ for extended stretches, they were slowed by massive amounts of unmelted snow. Obviously the snow made progress more work and in some cases more tricky, but they were slowed mainly because of difficulty finding the trail route.

Rick took relatively few pictures, but at least they give you a sense of both the snow pack and the dramatic volcanic landscape (Mts. Hood, Adams, St. Helens and Rainier).

Pictures at https://photos.app.goo.gl/jxkjM2rHEDiozbTS6