[pct-l] Oregon in october?

[Diarmaid Harmon]

Hi Heather.

 It will all depend on the weather we have but mostly October is beautiful in the Cascades. We can have wet periods and cold nights but we also can have an Indian summer and it can be the best time to hike Oregon.
Fall colors will be in full force and as it is Oregon you won’t be lonely on the trail. Probably not too many long distance hikers but a ton of day hikers and weekenders. For the most part all the stores will still be open.
We usually do not see snow until mid to late November but hey this is the PNW so anything can happen. The long-range forecast, for what it’s worth;-), says we are in for a long warm summer. 

Diarmaid “Irish” Harmon
irishharmon at comcast.net
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, Guinness in one hand, steak in the other, yell 'Holy Sh**, What a Ride!"

On Apr 28, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Heather Keys <hkeys26 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all! Last year I started the trail but only made it 1000 miles due to some health problems. I orignally planned to be back in 2015 to finish. However, I am missing the trail so much and now that it is spring I'm impatient to get back out there. I have some obligations holding me here until late september. So my question is, how is Oregon in october? What extra challenges would I face that late in the season? Is the trail passable? Is it snowing, rainy, cold? Will I be all alone or will there be an occasional other hiker? Are the stores all closed? Is this possible for me, an average hiker? 
> Thanks for any advice! 
> Dreaming PCT .....
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