Melinda and Bodie swim upstream

Our son Bodie will begin  his second year at UC Davis in mid-September.

He decided to join Melinda on a trip she's been planning for about a month.They flew to Portland from San Jose this morning and have recently arrived in Cascade Locks at the Bridge of the Gods.

After some lunch, they will find the trail head and start hiking south. (That's the swimming upstream part, as most folks are heading north.)

They decided to go south to increase their odds of being the eclipse totality path at the right time. Because it goes through northern Oregon, they have a 5 or 6 day hike to get into the path. If they had left the southern terminus of their planned trip at Crater Lake, it would have taken nearly 2 weeks of hiking to get there. By starting in the north, they reduce the chance of something going wrong causing them to miss the total eclipse.

There are a number of fire closures on the PCT in Oregon right now which will likely cause their plans to change. However, there's some rain going through the northern part of the state right now, which might help knock down the fires.

That's it for now, be sure to follow their progress here.

Greg for Melinda and Bodie.