"Absolute epic today. Started a bit before 6 am with a nice gradual descent and didn't have to climb at all until about 10 o'clock. Some rolling hills began around then which took me past a nice lake and eventually up to Barlow Pass. From there it was a pretty brutal climb up to Timberline Lodge at the base of Mount Hood.
It was pretty hot by the time I got there and the last couple miles were in soft sand, which made the walking very difficult. Once I got to Timberline Lodge I took a look around and decided to get an overpriced sandwich at the restaurant. It was really good.
I left around 4 o'clock and began a long descent that had quite a bit of snow, but nothing too sketchy. Got to a glacial river and crossed it via a leap between two rocks that was near my limit. Glacial rivers are always sketchy because they are flowing over big rocks and usually the water is opaque enough that you can't see the bottom.
After some more descending I came to another glacial river. I searched for a crossing for about fifteen minutes before giving up and deciding to wade across. The river was almost waste deep and flowing really hard. It was a little sketchy. I made it across and quickly got off trail as soon as I found it. Did a little bushwhacking to get back on then cruised about a mile to Ramona Falls. I almost skipped the detour to go there since it adds a little vert but I'm glad I did. Its pretty awesome. Camping a tiny bit down trail from the waterfall. Today was my biggest day of hiking I've ever done: 38.4 miles. Also rolled over to my halfway point for the whole trail about midday. Pretty stoked and pretty tired. Gonna chow down and hit the hay." 7/12/22 8:39 PM
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Approaching Mount Hood
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Barlow Pass
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Chillin' at Timberline Lodge
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Wild glacier carved canyons off the west face
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Psyching at Ramona Falls after my foot distance PR
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