Pacific Crest Trail

I've always enjoyed the wilderness and being outdoors, especially when your miles away from all the people, sounds, and sites of civilization. In recent years my interest in backpacking has increased, and one of the ultimate goals of any west coast backpacker is to do a thru-hike on the PCT. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of taking a 3-6 month break from my life to do a through hike. So I'm making plans to hike the length of the trail in sections. I'm in no great hurry and figure that this is a long term life goal. I'll likely get to do most of the sections once my son Logan is old enough to join the Scouts and we can make this a mutual goal. This summer I'm planning to hike the stretch of trail from Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood to the town of Cascade Locks, OR. This is a challenging stretch of trail as it has a 3,160' drop in approx 50 miles, that is why I'm doing the stretch in reverse and hiking downhill instead of up.