NO. 20 OF 26 · OREGON · DAYS 105 TO 107 · 86.3 MILES TRACKEDPHOTO #2005 · DAY 106 · ROUTE: TRAIL LINE + STRAVA
DAY 105 · AUG 12, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 105: 100 degrees, humid, smokey, dry”
40.1 mi3,927 ft13:143.0 mph
trail mi 1909 · 5,066 ft5,066 to 6,502 ft
DAY 106 · AUG 13, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 106: Three Sisters”
29.4 mi4,288 ft10:282.8 mph
trail mi 1952 · 5,372 ft5,252 to 6,639 ft
DAY 107 · AUG 14, 2021
“PCT day 107: mile 2000! And into Bend”
16.8 mi1,913 ft5:482.9 mph
trail mi 1984 · 5,303 ft4,689 to 6,091 ft
Shelter Cove to Bend via the Three Sisters
My first forty-mile day, lava underfoot and the 2,000-mile marker on the way into Bend.
By Jeffrey “Atlas” Combs · walked Aug 12–14, 2021 · published · updated
On August 12 I did 40.1 miles. I called the day “100 degrees, humid, smokey, dry”. My first forty came with all of that at once.
I went through the Three Sisters the next day, then passed the 2,000-mile marker on the way into Bend. I wrote about my first forty-mile day and first hundred miles in three days. I was hiking solo and finally pushing the miles the way I had wanted to.
Quoted lines are from my 2021 logs, verbatim.
Before the pickup, there was a long stretch of lava rock. In my FarOut comment at Lava Camp Lake Junction, I described almost all lava from there to the camps near mile 1989, apart from a couple of short dirt sections. It was worth remembering when arranging a ride out of Santiam Pass.
My brother-in-law picked me up near Santiam Pass and helped me with the resupply. I spent the night at my sister’s house, and the next day he drove me back to the trail. That was another fire skip, around the closure ahead.
Start // Shelter Cove, day 105
Finish // Bend via Santiam Pass, day 107
Longest day // 40.1 miles, August 12
Milestone // the 2,000-mile marker, August 14
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The food, then and now
My Bend town list included rice, potatoes, plastic bags and chips. I also needed new toe socks and went to REI. We got donuts in Bend and went to a really nice grocery store, though I don’t remember which one. There’s also a picture of a burger from that day, and I don’t remember the restaurant.
Hikers reported vegan food at A Broken Angel and Toasty in September 2026. Another option is Active Culture’s Bend menu, which lists vegan chili and marks its Lentil Goodness Bowl and Veggie Bowl vegan. Order the chili without the optional cheddar. Checked October 8, 2026.
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