This backpacking trip is an out and back, starting at Mt Hood to Olallie Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail and returning to Mt Hood.
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Backpacking Mt Hood to Olallie Lake, OR Aug 2024
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Collegiate Loop of Colorado Trail August 2022
Four backpackers (Ed Tucker, John Gundry, Mark Schedler, and Carl Fisher) plan a 140 mile trip along the East and West loops of the Collegiate Loop of the Colorado Trail (with a couple of modifications) starting in late August. The planned 15 day trip ended after 8 days.
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Homemade Soap (for front loading clothes washer)
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup blue Dawn Dish Soap (I don’t know why blue?)
1 Gallon of Water
Mix Borax and Washing Soda with 2 cups of hot water until dissolved. Add mixture to a gallon jug (I used one that had previously held store bought laundry soap) and add cold water until about 3/4 full. Add Dawn dish soap and shake to mix it up (it will suds a bit) then finish filling with cold water.
Use 1/4 cup per load.