1. Oregon This section of trail is one of the shortest and easiest to hike of the entire tri-state route. The stroll across this state is along nearly flat, plateau-like, forested terrain that has very little resemblance to the rugged mountains of California or Washington. Other than the glimpses of scattered strata volcanoes along the route, it is easy to forget that you are hiking in the mountains. This section ends with a beautiful waterfall lined descent into the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon/Washington border.

2. Wildlife spotted along the trail.

3. An Internet Café in Ashland.

4. The Ashland Shakespearean Theater.

5. The middle of a forest in Oregon was the last place I expected to see a camel. The owner is traveling 100 miles of the PCT by camelback.

7. Wizard Island in Crater Lake.

9. Fourth Lake.

10. Early season snow on Mount McLoughlin.

11. A Bog in Oregon.

12. The trail traversing Shale Mountain with a view of distance Mount McLoughlin.

13. Walking on the bottom of Big Lake. The lake dried up during the summer drought of 2001.

14. Another place to resupply and shower.

15. The McKenzie lava beds.

16. Trail snaking through the lava flows in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

17. A cinder cone among the extensive lava fields in the Three Sisters area.

18. Mt Jefferson.

20. Shelter Cove resort on the shores of Odell Lake will accept and hold mail packages for hikers.

21. Three Fingered Jack.

22. Hiking through the extensive lodgepole forests of Oregon.

23. “ The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” ---Robert Frost

24. Totem pole on the shore of Cascade Lake.

25. Olallie Lake looking towards Mount Jefferson.

26. One hiker had a support van meet him at the road crossings.

27. Hiking toward the Middle Sister.

28. The 2000 mile mark!

29. A wild dog along the trail.

30. The Timberline Lodge on the slopes of Mount Hood.

31. Mount Hood.

32. The narrow trail with cable handholds in the Eagle Creek Gorge.

33. The trail passes behind Tunnel Falls.