Oregon & Washington — Flora and Fauna

c) Andrew Carter, 2022

I love wildflowers. Sadly, I don’t know the names of most of them and rarely take the time to look them up.
Moss
Not sure exactly what this growth on the trees is
Life after death? A young pine sprouting from the stump of its parent.
A river of spruce cones
More spruce cones
I “heart” the PCT.
Blackberries
Huckleberries
Blueberries
Blueberry hands
A giant ant hill
The anthill up close. The black things are ants.
This bird followed me for about 200 yards along the trail.
I’m not sure what it wanted. A handout?
Grouse
Marmot
Llama being used as pack animals

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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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