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Last week we set out on the Pacific Crest Trail, trekking up California, reaching Mount Shasta, where a little boy and a grandmother had a strange experience. I shared the Eternal Trail tribute written by a grieving father, and you learned about the best PCT resource out there, Halfway Anywhere.

This week, we pick up the trail in Oregon, home to some of the best and worst the PCT has to offer. There are mysteries on this stretch of water-logged forest. But up first? The story of an adult daughter connecting with her father on the PCT.

Let's get into it. 

This episode covers:

A father and daughter reconnect on Oregon's PCT

An overview of the PCT

Unsettling stories of the Oregon PCT

Benson Plateau earned its own shoutout

How NOT to go missing

A preview of the next two weeks

Show Sources and Materials

Pacific Crest Trail Horror Stories 2024, HalfwayAnywhere.com

Five Days on Oregon's Pacific Crest Trail, Jess McComb, Bend Magazine

Pacific Crest Trail Mystery, Strange Outdoors

Benson Plateau, Creepily Beautiful or Beautifully Creepy? It's both!, OregonHikers.org

Heather Cyrus Shares Her PCT Experience, HeatherCyrus.com

The Horrifying Reasons Hikers Vanish from PCT, Mina Elwell, Islands.com

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