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Several long sections, where forests were clear-felled in the last century or where they have been destroyed by fire, present very little shade. Water can become a problem again as the springs and creeks start to dry up through the summer.

The hiking is fairly easy and fast and remains so until you reach Northern Washington.

Oregon

There is generally less ascent in Oregon than elsewhere on the PCT and the 430 miles here are fast going; fit thru’-hikers should cover 20 miles comfortably each day.

In geological terms, the Cascade Mountains in Oregon are extremely young with unvegetated lava flows only 200 years old. The landscape is dominated by volcanoes, large and small. Crater Lake, one of the wonders of the natural world, was created a mere 7000 years ago, when Mount Mazama underwent a cataclysmic volcanic explosion which spread a thick layer of ash over hundreds of miles. The Three Sisters, Mount Washington, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood are spectacular volcanoes that tower above tree-line. Thousands of lakes are dotted throughout the mountains.