PCT Day 74 - Hello Oregon

Sitting on a picnic table in front of a large fire pit listening to the logs crackle and pop we’ve just completed our longest hike yet. The sun is setting and the few high clouds in the sky have turned a pinkish color along with the snow capped peaks of Mt Shasta in the distance. Our camp site tonight is in a shelter with two walls made of stone with the fire pit in the center. This is the first type shelter we’ve seen on trail and are taking full advantage. We left California behind this morning hiking 12.4 miles before 11am. It was exciting to enter a new state and provided us a type of high that lasted all day. We cruised through 29 miles and only have a short 9 miles tomorrow before getting to the town of Ashland. The rolling hills, high peaks, low desert, wind, rain, snow, heat, cold, green pastures, caves, wildlife, lakes, rivers, streams, snow, mud, dirt, camps grounds, towns, and epic views of charming and glorifying mountains of California are behind us for now. We’re sad to leave but excited and stimulated to see what this state, Oregon has to offer.