Expand Your Hike'rizons

A group of us are going to spend a weekend at Bend and take a run at summiting South Sister that Saturday or Sunday (depending on the better weather day). They day we don't do South Sister we may kayak or have another fun adventure.

It's a low snow year so let's see what we can do. Join us!

We organize on Facebook/Facebook messenger, so you do not need to use Facebook, but you must be able to use Messenger. When you join a chat for an event, you will understand why.

YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY ON THE "GOING" LIST UNTIL WE ADD YOU TO THE FACEBOOK CHAT!

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We are going back to the West Coast Trail in 2026.

The event dates will not be set until early 2026 when we see what permit we get. The current dates shown are just a guess. However, we will for sure not be going in July or August.

Now that we have been there once we know what to expect.

We will come up the day before and walk on the ferry from Port Angeles, overnight in Victoria, and take the bus to the south end of the trail the next morning.

We expect 6 trail days plus two travel days but participate must allow an extra floating day just in case a river crossing delays us a day or whatever else comes up.

7 people max. We have to know you well. This isnt the adventure for people we do not know well. You have to be at West Coast Trail ready. You don't have to be physically strong but you have to have the correct gear setup for it and you have to like the kind of difficulty this trail offers.

At only 47 miles, it might be easy to underestimate the difficulty, but we will be timing tides, wading rivers, climbing long and steep ladders, using cable cars, following an irregular trail, and negotiating lots of mud and roots. You have to be comfortable stepping on rotten wood with the faith it will hold.

The permits ferry rides and overnight costs coming and going and park fees will bring the cost of this adventure to about $500, and of course you need a passport to enter Canada

We organize on Facebook/Facebook messenger, so you do not need to use Facebook, but you must be able to use Messenger. When you join a chat for an event, you will understand why.

YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY ON THE "GOING" LIST UNTIL WE ADD YOU TO THE FACEBOOK CHAT!

Rules and expectations you should know:

Distance: 12 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 6700 ft
Highest Point: 12,276ft
Calculated Difficulty: Hard

With the extreme low snow pack this winter, it's better to do this climb in early June hoping that we can still find some snow at the summit. We will leave Portland area on Friday around noon time, drive to the TH and hike up to Lunch Counter to camp. We will start climbing around 4am and hopefully can catch sunrise mid way up the mountain. We should be able to get back to the cars by 3pm.

For this event, you'll need crampons, ice axe and something to glissade down the mountain, as well as all necessary backpacking gear to spend a night at Lunch Counter (around 9000 ft).

As usual we will work out all the exact details in the event chat.

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I got a permit to enter the Three Fingered Jack Wilderness area on 6/18. By mid June, the flowers at Canyon Creek Meadows will be in full bloom! If we camp at the lower meadows, we should still be able to make a camp fire there, as it's just below 5000 ft! In 3 days, we should be able to make a big loop around Three Fingered Jack and explore the Eight Lakes Basin area. Detail route will be shared when the time gets closer.

As usual we will work out all the exact details in the event chat.

Rules and expectations you should know: