NO. 21 OF 26 · OREGON · DAYS 108 TO 110 · 76.3 MILES TRACKEDPHOTO #2059 · DAY 109 · ROUTE: TRAIL LINE + STRAVA
DAY 108 · AUG 15, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 108 (p1): Back to trail from Bend · PCT day 108 (p2): Mount Hood Wilderness”
20.6 mi2,982 ft6:543.0 mph
trail mi 2003 · 4,803 ft4,361 to 6,807 ft
DAY 109 · AUG 16, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 109: Timberline, Ramona Falls, down”
31.3 mi6,109 ft11:382.7 mph
trail mi 2043 · 5,640 ft3,236 to 5,991 ft
DAY 110 · AUG 17, 2021
“PCT day 110: Bridge of the Gods to Washington”
24.4 mi2,457 ft8:462.8 mph
trail mi 2103 · 5,224 ft240 to 5,549 ft
Bend to the Bridge of the Gods via Ramona Falls
Back in the forest around Mount Hood, then the Eagle Creek alternate and the bridge into Washington.
By Jeffrey “Atlas” Combs · walked Aug 15–17, 2021 · published · updated
After the night off trail, I got a ride past the Lionshead Fire closure to Timothy Lake. On day 108 I was walking again in the Mount Hood Wilderness.
“Speed goat time. This section of trail is awesome real forest.” The next day took me through Timberline and Ramona Falls.
Quoted lines are from my 2021 logs, verbatim.
I took the Eagle Creek alternate toward Cascade Locks. The Indian Springs connection had some very steep pitches, but was over quickly. I left a comment saying the waterfall tunnel was busy with day hikers and recommending going early.
On August 17 I crossed the Bridge of the Gods into Washington. I had skipped Trail Days because I didn’t want to be in that big hiker bubble. There was another state to walk.
My route here was in 2021. For a trip now, check the PCTA closure map. As of October 8, 2026, it lists a closure on the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail and Trail 400 between Eagle Creek and Cascade Locks.
Start // back on trail from Bend, day 108
Finish // Washington via Bridge of the Gods, day 110
Alternate // Indian Springs to Eagle Creek
Falls // Ramona and Tunnel Falls
Day by day
10 frames from these 3 daysDay 108 · Aug 15
Back to trail from Bend / Mount Hood Wilderness
20.6 miles tracked
#2047 under the wooden PCT gate, day 108 · photo #2047
Day 109 · Aug 16
Timberline, Ramona Falls, down
31.3 miles tracked
#2059 Mount Hood at sunrise, day 109 · photo #2059 · #2063 Mount Hood behind me, day 109 · photo #2063 · #2073 the Sandy River boulder wash, day 109 · photo #2073 · #2080 Ramona Falls, day 109 · photo #2080 · #2088 Mount Hood from the north, day 109 · photo #2088
Day 110 · Aug 17
Bridge of the Gods to Washington
24.4 miles tracked
#2095 a waterfall on Eagle Creek, day 110 · photo #2095 · #2098 Tunnel Falls, day 110 · photo #2098 · #2107 the Columbia River from the bridge, day 110 · photo #2107 · #2116 crossing into Washington, day 110 · photo #2116
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The food, then and now
Timberline was on my route, but I don’t remember what I ate there. I don’t have a particular Cascade Locks meal to put here either.
Hikers reported vegan pizza with vegan mozzarella at Timberline’s Blue Ox Bar in August 2026. The bar’s current page says it is closed for the season, so check its opening dates before counting on it. Checked October 8, 2026.
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