What a hike!
How long did it take? My boys and I hiked from Sisters to Dee Wright Observatory in the lava fields years ago. Mackenzie pass, Clear Lake, all the way to Bend. Beautiful country! Hope you get to do it again.
I left Harts Pass, WA., July 10th, and walked 32 miles north to the US-CN, border. I spent the night there, then turned around and headed south through Washington, taking 86 days of my sweet old time, to reach Cascade Locks, OR.
I spent a total of 15 days there in various places, then headed south through Oregon, reaching Santiam Pass. I went into town and spent 9 days between staying in Sisters and Bend. Then I went back to Santiam Pass and headed south. A snowstorm hit and once my friend and I got out of that lava field north of McKenzie Pass, we decided to call it quits and started walking the now closed road back to Sisters.
I covered 750 miles of the PCT last year. I basically was out for 4 months. I probably camped more days than I hiked. My goal is to hike the entire 2,650 miles of the trail in one season. I’ve left the US-MX border every year since 2012, heading north trying to reach Canada, before winter hits. The only problem is I’m in no hurry and use a lot of my time camping instead of hiking.
The farthest I have gotten is 1,018 miles north of Mexico, reaching Sonora Pass, just a little past Yosemite National Park, CA. I have 900 miles left to hike between Sonora Pass in central/northern California, and Mckenzie Pass, in central/northern Oregon. Basically, 600 miles in CA., and 300 miles in OR. I could do that in 2-3 months if I hike more than I camp. That might be my plan this year. ;O)