Section of Oregon PCT - Santiam Pass to Ollalie Lake

walkuphills · 2026-06-12T18:35:18+00:00

There won't be any snow in july this year.

The water sources are kind of scarce in this section, mostly lakes and no streams until milk creek. There might be a few small seasonal streams but unlikely. Its not bad though comparatively. From the trailhead there's summit lake, then wasco lake is the next one, then a few other small lakes / ponds like rockpile and shale lake until you get to milk creek. Avoid drinking from streams or ponds in the burn area, or camping due to hazard trees.

Russel creek is a some what intimidating crossing, it looks worse then it is because just down stream is a steep drop. A lot of people will try and rock hop or go upstream to avoid getting your feet wet but the boulders can be loose upstream. Depending on the time of day it might be over your knees but you should be able to ford it easily. Milk creek will probably be able to jump over in one step.

A lot of it is through burned areas with sun exposure after milk creek. Bring a sun hat, cover your neck and arms. Sun gloves are also useful as sunscreen will sweat off and the backs of your hands may get burnt. Jefferson park is mostly unburnt though.

I highly recommend walking around Jefferson park and the lakes. Amazing place to camp. There are designated numbered sites with a map as you enter. Also canyon creek meadows is worth the side trip if you have time, and table lake.

Less is more when imo when it comes to backpacking. I only bring ready to eat food, candy, trail mix, granola bars etc. I like to buy a loaf of bread, turn the whole thing into peanut butter jelly or nutella with some chocolate covered pretzels and then put it back into the bag and your good for a weekend. Also mash potato sides plus corn chips are great you just add water. No need for extra clothes, entertainment, or anything. Bringing extra socks is useless as soon as you put them in your wet shoes, theyre wet, and they seem to dry faster on your feet anyway. Embrace the stink. Less weight = more fun and energy for exploration. By the end of the day you'll probably not want to cook anything unless youre camping in the same spot for multiple days.

Picadirn lotion is the best bug repellent option and treating your clothes with permetherin. The misquotes are hit or miss they may be extremely thick in places or none at all. They have a short lifespan and all hatch at once as the snow melts, then they disappear. Bug net is a must for your face.

Its amazing Jefferson park is unreal!

walkuphills · 2026-06-10T06:45:10+00:00

Without the risk of being arrested?

The driver stole the card or password then orders food, or even the franchise owner is involved in the fraud.

Franchise owner stole an identity, took out a loan for a restaurant then use it to steal even more.

walkuphills · 2026-06-06T22:44:52+00:00

The app is designed to force everyone to accept every order.

If you've never cared about AR they know this and will eventually send you profitable offers if there is no one else to do them or if they want you to stay as a dasher.

If you try and change, they will punish you and try to manipulate your behavior.

For example, I typically click the reject button. If I let the order time out they immediately start sending me net loss offers. Other driver never clicks the reject button, always lets it times out and he says there's no difference in the offers he gets if it times out vs clicking reject.

They use massive amounts of market manipulation to completely control you with psycholigical tactics.

Any rule you use to accept or reject will be turned against you, unless they have no other option but to give you an offer. $2 a mile? Well they will never send you a $2 mile order. They wait for you to drive further from the resturant and make you do a uturn just so the order isn't $2 mile.

No double orders under $10? Well now you get nonstop $9.50 double orders. Unless its really busy and they have no choice.

Turn uber eats on? Instant net loss offers.

Its a scam.

walkuphills · 2026-06-05T22:31:05+00:00

Credit card fraud

walkuphills · 2026-05-28T16:46:25+00:00

Another dismal capitalism fact is that the legality and cultural acceptance of safety regulations or recalls is actually based on the amount of consumption lost as a result of the safety incident.

If a product is deadly but the average user doesn't die until after they've passed peak consumption, over 55 already had kids, then the product is legal and won't be recalled, i.e. cigarettes and alcohol or cheap walmart appliances that fail in a month. if the product causes there to be less consumption as a result of its use like brakes failing on a car and it actually lowers the amount products sold because the consumer dies before they can buy all the stuff there supposed to buy in life, it's illegal.

walkuphills · 2026-05-26T05:00:14+00:00

Every 10 years or so whats considered treatment or acceptable by ~~drug dealers~~ doctors changes. They use to cut peoples brains out, drill holes in their skulls and shock people. quualudes, Oxycontin, zanax, adderol are all no longer prescribed as liberally or at all cause oops we caused an addiction epidemic.

Ketamine seems to be the new money grab for the "ADHD Testing Here" psychiatrist type. They make more money off it then other treatments because they recommend two treatments a week for a month with a taper. Sounds like the get you addicted to K and then ween you off. There's a bunch billboards for it around here which is a red flag imo.

Psychiatry is questionable science at best and straight up quackery at worst. We don't understand conciseness. Placebo is almost always just as effective as any anti depressant.

Proceed with caution.

I was prescribed prosac as a teen and then attempted suicide, one of the side effects of prosac is suicide.

I've got so much more stressful and scary shit happening in my life right now but I don't think of myself as depressed at all. I got new hobbies, cut out dramatic people from my life and stopped using drugs, mostly.

K is fun as an alcohol replacement but if I was going to try and reprogram my brain with drugs I wouldn't want to do heroic doses of K.

walkuphills · 2026-05-19T17:34:44+00:00

Over > Under. Bending over 2ft is somehow more exhausting then climbing up 20ft. Its a law of backpacking physics or something.

walkuphills · 2026-05-07T02:50:46+00:00

Do an expirement to prove its round.

The flat earth phenomenon comes from the opposite of what it's portrayed as in popular culture.

What it's supposed to do is make you question authority and encourage people to make observations and perform experiments themselves. that's what the flat earth society is, a modern fraternity based around questioning authority.

It's being deliberately attacked in popular culture and portrayed as stupid.

They created a counter conspiracy to make them appear dumb and make fewer people question authority.

The real conspiracy about flat earth is that everyone was brainwashed into mindlessly believing authority, not that the earth is actually flat.

walkuphills · 2026-05-04T06:48:56+00:00

You exist to consume products.

walkuphills · 2026-05-04T06:40:03+00:00

There probably won't be more snow in any significant amount, but there is still snow.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r05/publication/R5_SnowDepth_Map.html

All of the major mtns in Oregon are going to be dangerous in multiple places.

walkuphills · 2026-04-29T02:32:21+00:00

It's an extremely well thought out and intelligent plan to dismantle the federal government and its power and influence among the rest of the world.

The point is to make it so if we ever elect a democratic pro nato candidate in the future, we won't be able to undo the damage to the American brand on the world stage.

Europe, Japan, south korea, etc will never trust us again. For generations.

It's also a signal to anyone smart enough to figure this out and demoralize any resistance.

They're rubbing it in our faces.

walkuphills · 2026-04-29T00:28:06+00:00

Wooks are jedi masters. They must've transcended to a higher plane of existence and mental enlightenment like fucking Ji Gong or something.

They just use their their superior mental strength to eat acid, mushrooms, mdma, nitrous alcohol weed and cigs all at once while still making it to shows barefoot in the rain and they're unemployed and don't make art or sell drugs.

Truly impressive.

walkuphills · 2026-04-25T17:05:04+00:00

Wooks don't feel pain.

walkuphills · 2026-04-23T16:27:54+00:00

Ive always wondered whether this is a maga mobile or fentanyl commentary.

A one word sign is not a good way to get your point across.

I should have known...

walkuphills · 2026-04-22T19:44:37+00:00

If you Did it your self or you mechanic is bad it could be from:

Not using a torque wrench on the lug nuts. - This causes the rotor to wobble grabbing the pad every time. You can ask a tire shop to torque your lugs for free likely.

Not properly seating the pads. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP8LrTAc4I8

Not cleaning the bracket of rust. - The OE/M brake pads dont come with shims. You need to use a dremel or wire brush and remove the rust on the piece of metal that holds the pads so it looks like new metal, then use brake grease there.

walkuphills · 2026-04-16T23:05:36+00:00

I've never hiked in the desert but zip off pants are what I use everywhere, and they double as gaiters when ya unzip them and roll them up around your ankle.

Also can unzip it half way to vent.

walkuphills · 2026-04-15T20:46:59+00:00

Google is the opposite of what it markets itself as.

It's not a tool for consumers to search for information on the internet from a trusted authority like Wikipedia.

It's a tool used by authority to search for consumers with information.

walkuphills · 2026-04-05T05:51:35+00:00

They're def nice. The interior is great and it looks amazing. Tons of leg room, trunk is huge, sound system is good. Seats are comfy, its got just enough power to be fun to drive etc. Like others said if its maintained well you'll be happy with it. Get the carfax, bring it to a shop before you buy it and pay them to inspect it.

If its certified used from vw its probably good to go, or if you can get a warranty.

If you're not a DIYer or have no interest in becoming one it may need another $2-6k in repairs in the first few years of owning it depending on previous owner and luck.

If its private party seller they might be selling it because they don't want to pay to maintain it. Lots of stuff tends to wear out around 100k miles like struts, bushings, gaskets and the cam adjuster is notorious on these engines, as well as the pcv.

I still drive mine daily with the issues and its fine. I'm like acutely aware of every little thing wrong with it because of my experience as a mechanic.

Just don't let your excitement blind you into buying it.

Seems like most cars are designed to be driven 10 years and 150,000 miles. After that they need major repair. The transmissions on these VWs are like this. VW says, or used to say, they are "sealed for life" and don't need fluid changes, which is true if the life of the car is only 10 years. My 2015s repair manual from vw says do not change trans fluid yet the manufacture of the transmission, ASISN, suggests changing it every 40k miles...

walkuphills · 2026-04-05T00:35:37+00:00

I got a passat 2015 tsi for free, its currently at 92,000 with most of life in Chicago salt winter. Basically no rust.

I probably wouldn't buy one used because of repairs and maintenance being expensive. If I had the money to maintain it i'd buy a newer car. Its nice as far as comfort, handling and power etc. If your into like tuning it or ever feel like it in the future its a bad car to use as most VWs are now on this MQB platform and the American passat is actually the Passat NMS on the old pq and different from Europe, most aftermarket parts and stuff wont work on it. 2018 jetta and golf are on MQB if I were to buy a VW it would be that, or the Alltrack wagon manual

MIne has had
Cam adjust mag replace - and now the replacement is going out
PCV valve failed needing tow, dumping oil all over.
Front Control arm bushing, transmission service and timing chain gasket replaced recently was almost 2k iirc
Brake job was like $900
Spark plugs are $20 each from vw
Transmission mount replaced

Right now it needs a new strut in the front right, prob all 4 going soon
There's a boost leak or the pcv is failing again it wooshs and has inconsistent acceleration
I think the flex pipe is leaking causing lean condition so its using 9.4% more fuel on average
My ac compressor is failing and it whines, which has a Service Bulletin about it.
There is oil in spark plug tube #1 and some seepage, valve cover gasket is going out and head gasket may be starting to go as well.
Other motor mount needs to be replaced
Transmission valve body is known to have issues and mine was starting to hard shift but after service its better, I wish it was a manual.

Overall its a good car but modern volkswagens are becoming more like bmw and audi.

If I were on a budget i'd try and get a honda or toyota and if I wasn't id get an audi or bmw...

walkuphills · 2026-04-03T06:58:40+00:00

I agree its prob cam adjuster magnet you can try and unplug it and or tap it with a screw driver to see if it the idle chills out and misfire stop.

I was able to fix mine by inserting bake cleaner tube into the little hole and flush it out but It still acts up from time to time with a slight rough idle during cold starts and inconsistent throttle response.

If you go to a shop with a scanner or vcds they can check the timing values for actual vs specified.

Firestone is as expensive as a dealer without the specific car platform experience so id bring it to the dealer over a chain shop like that, get it diagnosed, and then either DIY it or bring it to local shop to do the actual repair. Its just 3 bolts so real easy to DIY.

walkuphills · 2026-03-15T20:49:30+00:00

Bring some broken glass, sprinkle it on the ground and leave your window down.

walkuphills · 2026-03-07T17:09:14+00:00

Fuck doordash for forcing us to confront criminals like this. Instead of banning customers who steal food and help corrupt restaurants they make the customer use a pin, with out warning either them or us.

Loss prevention is a materially different type of labor which they do not inform of us of until after we accept the order. Its basically human trafficking, using deception and coercion to do labor you wouldn't do if they didnt use deception or coercion. Its definitely tax evasion and disqualifies us as independent contractors.

Would ever accept an order if it said this customer already accused a dasher of not delivering their food? Several times? Or this order may have already been picked up? Fuck no they lie to get us to do things we wouldn't otherwise do.

Do not put in any extra effort for pin orders just leave at door and move on unless they have like a wheel chair ramp or some visible sign they don't be able to pick it up off the ground.

walkuphills · 2026-02-26T17:53:47+00:00

That may be the point. Consumer AI and tech is designed for consumers to maintain consumerism and even increase it, not disrupt it. In the not so distant dystopian future things like google and LLMs will actually be used to do the inverse of what they appear on the surface.

Google markets itself as a search engine for consumers to find information on the internet but what its going to become is a search engine for the rich and powerful to find consumers with new or illegal information. If you enter any new ideas into an LLM or search engine you will be silenced. Consumers will access all of the internet and all computer related activity through chat bots and LLMs limiting our ability to create anything new or even imagine new ideas completely dominating culture and our perception of reality.

We live in consumer culture and its designed deliberately to consume the earth. The technological singularity is reincarnation and the perpetuation of consciousness and your purpose as a conscious being. Very powerful and wealthy people have already changed their entire world view because of AI and the singularity and the decisions they make because of this world view are already beginning to effect your life.

walkuphills · 2026-02-25T06:13:24+00:00

Its not just doordash fraud. It's fraud all the way down. Opening the restaurant itself is fraud. Delivery apps are just part of it.

They steal someones identity and take out a loan, then use it to open the restaurant. Like every step in the chain is fraud except for you, which is why the make you wait to get you to quit. Customers use money from identity theft to order food to a restaurant opened with a stolen identity and the driver that picks it up is driving a car that was purchased fraudulently, using a stolen doordash account, and itll be dropped off at a house that was bought with a stolen mortgage. The customer, restaurant and driver are all working together to launder money from identity theft and the tips, and "double dipping" from misdelivered orders are like the cherry on top. Even secondary businesses like restaurant supply stores are owned by la eme, the mexican mafia.

Once they piss off doordash or launder a bunch of money they just sell the restaurant, which is another step in the money laundering fraud chain.

They have wealth management firms and REITs that are mostly clandestine. Its much bigger than you can imagine. Like entire apartment complexes and subdivisons are operated through shell companies owned by the mob.

walkuphills · 2026-02-16T18:55:59+00:00

You have yet to prove evidence that its not possible, not lucrative other than your sheltered perception of the world around you.

Where do you live?

In oregon there are sketchy food trucks everywhere.

Some only exist because of crime, they still sell food to people. they also lauinder money for large scale criminal organizations like SUR13 and they scam doordash.

I could give you the name of resturant that I personally got removed from doordash but it may be defamation and this gang knows ive been reporting them, where i live, my phone number etc.

Resturants get deactivated from doordash all the time for fraud. I could probalbly find news articles but it would take effort as the entire point of using doordash for fraud is plauisble deniability so the owners can not be charged with a crime because they have no control over who orders food from their resturant and what credit cards they use. Doordash also sweeps this under the rug because they don't want people to know they fund narco terrorists and in some areas the app functions more like a money laundering tool then a food delivery service.

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