Lava, Lava, and more Lava

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

In the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, there are places where the PCT travels through old lava flows. This is particularly the case north of the Three Sisters. It’s extremely tiring to walk on the loose, unstable lava rock. Very hard on the feet, too. I can’t imagine how hard it was to build the trail through here.

The mountain I pan by near the beginning of the clip, which I say I don’t know the name of, is Mt. Washington. At the end, I misidentify the mountain with visible glaciers. It’s Middle Sister, not North Sister. North Sister is next to Middle Sister on the left. South Sister isn’t visible. Thank god for my fact checker.

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Andrew Carter

I just completed a multi-year thru hike (MYTH) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It took three years. I hiked 1840 miles in 2021, 733 miles in 2022, and 122 miles in 2023. The only reason I had to hike in 2023 was a wildfire closure at the north end of the PCT in 2022. During the past two years, I've also thru hiked other, shorter US trails. I hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, NC, TN) and the Tuscarora Trail (VA, WV, MD, PA) in 2022 plus the Ozark Highlands Trail (AR) in 2023. I hope to hike the Long Trail (VT) next year and the Colorado Trail at some point in the future. Please note, all content on this site is copyright.

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