205: Steve’s Trip Report

The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

Heather Legler

Hobbies, Leisure, Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Today on the First 40 Miles, we’re checking in with our friend Steve, who completed a thru hike of the Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail this summer. And we’ll throw in a backpack hack and some trail wisdom, just for funsies.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 205 of the first 40 miles.
0:05.0	If you're new to backpacking or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love
0:09.8	backpacking, then this podcast is for you.
0:13.1	We'll talk about the essentials,
0:14.9	how to lighten your load,
0:16.1	and how to make the most of your time on the trail.
0:19.0	I'm your host Heather Legler.
0:20.8	And I'm Josh Legler.
0:21.9	And this is the first 40 miles. Today on the first 40 miles we're checking in
0:28.7	with our friend Steve who completed a through hike of the Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail this summer.
0:36.0	We'll get his post-trail thoughts and musings, and we'll throw in a backpack hack and some trail wisdom just for funzies. All this and that's
0:46.3	about it today on the first 40 miles. So thanks Steve for joining us.
0:54.0	Glad to. Give us a brief overview of the hike, the miles, your destination.
0:58.0	I decided to want to hike the Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail.
1:02.0	The section I hiked was
1:04.0	430 miles. Took me 36 days and 35 nights. We went from just southeast of
1:11.1	Ashland to Cascade L Locks, Oregon.
1:13.0	And this is something that you decided to do for your 70th birthday.
1:18.0	What led you to that decision?
1:20.0	I take a group of friends backpacking every year for about a week.
1:23.4	We go to different sections, different parts of the state.
1:25.7	And I decided that after I turned 69,
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