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PCT Day 11

Date: Aug. 1 Location: Tolo Springs, 16 miles north of Mt. Thielsen. Days hiked: 11 Days left on first segment: 4 Miles hiked: 176 Avg. Per day. 16.0 Percent of journey completed: 35.3

Not all who wander are lost, says the bumper sticker. True. But we were today, dozens of times. The snow not only slows your hiking, it forces you to constantly be looking for the trail. At times you forget you’re even hiking because you feel like a cross country skier with really short skis.

For the third straight day we picked our way through the forest, looking for tree marks, blazes, cut logs, anything to signify the trail. Alone, I’d be doomed because I’ve had no experience doing this. Fortunately I teamed up with a couple who’s been doing this since Sierra City, Calif., Roadrunner and Cisco, and, together, we worked our way through the final eight miles of snow in this section.

I never knew I could appreciate dirt so much. There’s so much snow up here that PCTers are going to snow-free sections or quitting altogether. We haven’t seen a hiker since leaving Crater Lake three days ago.

Tomorrow I’ll rejoin with brother-in-law Glenn Petersen at Summit Lake and we’ll figure out how far we can get in the final for days of Phase I of II in our attempt to walk the backbone of Oregon’s Cascades. Thanks to all who’ve been encouraging us on this journey.

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Cathy Schaeffer's sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School

Taylorville, Ill.

 Henley Bliler  

 I would like to fly over the beginning of World War II because I would like to see exactly what happened. 

 

Ruby Broux 

I would like to fly over the Acropolis of Athens. I would fly over there because it is very cool how it is still standing up since the 5th century B.C.E 

Landyn Durbin 

I would like to fly over Egypt whenever the pyramids were being built. I would like to fly over this because it is a mystery of how they were built. 

Bentley Friesland 

American Revolution, to learn why Great Britain wanted war with the U.S. 

 

Renee' Gunning 

I would like to fly over Apollo 11 because I think it would be cool to see the moon landing. 

Drew Kietzman  

I would fly over D-day because it is such an important part of World War II and it is a really cool event. I think it is a cool event because there were so many planes, boats, soldiers and tanks. 

Macie McDowell  

One historical event I would fly over is World War II because I think it would be interesting to see all of the people who fought in the hard time. 

 

Kate Shivers 

I would fly over WW1 because it would be interesting to see what kind of equipment they used and how the countries lined up. 

Liam Stromberg 

Rome to see and picture it all in the past and what it looked like in the past.

Roman Watson  

I would like to fly over when they built the statue of liberty because i want to see the people who built it. 

Matthew Wayman 

I would like to fly over when the Vikings went into battle because the vikings were very strong and powerful humans. 

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