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Oregon Desert Trail Turns Five

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The Last Darkness

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Ryan “Dirtmonger” Sylva, ODT thru-hiker 2017

“To me, it’s a thru-hike in an isolated place that promotes a conversation in land management, ethics and usage. Hiking across a vast and remote landscape and having a random and chance encounter with cowboys and hunters to discuss how ‘all of us’ should treat the land, how we all have a responsibility, no matter our political leanings, really showed me the pulse of the people in rural areas, especially here out west.”

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Oregon Desert Trail Map

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Oregon Desert Trail as Inspiration

The Oregon Desert Trail has inspired many hikers to look beyond established trails and try to create routes of their own.

Notable 2018 thru-hikers Ras and Kathy Vaughan (or team UltraPedestrian) linked together the Oregon Desert Trail with the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail and Idaho Centennial Trail to form a 2,600-mile loop. Read more about their adventure and make a plan to attend one of their upcoming presentations taking place all around the Pacific Northwest this spring.

UpNorth Loop Tour

4/3/19	Mountaineers	Tacoma, WA	7pm
4/4/19	Seven Hills Running Shop	Seattle, WA	7pm
4/5/19	Mountain Shop	Portland, OR	7pm
4/8/19	Fleet Feet	Vancouver, WA	6pm
4/9/19	REI at WildCraft Cider Works	Eugene, OR	7pm
4/11/19	Footzone	Bend, OR	7pm
4/15/19	Tall Town Bike & Camp	Lakeview, OR	6pm
4/22/19	Fleet Feet	Tacoma, OR	6pm
4/23/19	Fleet Feet	Seattle, WA	8pm
4/24/19	Mountain Supply	Bend, OR	7pm
4/25/19	Fleet Feet	Portland, OR	6pm
4/26/19	Obsidians Lodge	Eugene, OR	7:30pm
4/29/19	Fleet Feet	Spokane, WA	6pm
4/30/19	REI	Kennewick, WA	7:15pm
5/1/19	REI	Boise, ID	7pm
5/2/19	Fleet Feet	Meridian, ID	6pm
5/3/19	Boise State University	Boise, ID	TBD
5/6/19	Mountain Shop	Portland, OR	7pm
5/7/19	Library	Bend, OR	6pm
5/9/19	Library	Christmas Valley, OR	7pm
5/10/19	Library	Paisley, OR	3pm
5/10/19	Library	Lakeview, OR	7pm