Thru Hiking

Eric Poulin’s thru hike adventures

Mojave Sonoran Trail Updates 2026

It's been nearly 5 years since I created, and first hiked, the Mojave Sonoran Trail. Since then, the route has…

1 month ago

Oregon Desert Trail Thru Hike Guide & Tips

Overview The Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) is a 750-mile route across eastern Oregon, connecting Bend (roughly) and Lake Owyhee. It's…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 10: Rome to Lake Owyhee (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 40: Pillars of Rome to Lambert Rocks June 20th After another big breakfast, we started hiking around 11am. This…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 9: McDermitt to Rome (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 34 June 14th After our 11am checkout time, Donny makes a stop at the library to print out a…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 8: Denio to McDermitt (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 30: Red Mountain Wilderness Study Area June 10th After another delicious breakfast from the cafe, we had Dalton pick…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 7: Fields to Denio (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 27: Hiking the Pueblo Mountains June 7th The Pueblo Mountains Looking back at the Alvord Desert Into the Pueblos…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 6: Frenchglen to Fields (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 24: Steens Mountains, High Water Alternate June 4th The weather was looking very nasty this morning. Dark clouds, high…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 5: Plush to Frenchglen (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 18: Crossing Hart Lake May 29th I left the Hart Mountain Store at 4:30pm. The first couple miles are…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 4: Lakeview to Plush (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 16: Crooked Creek, Fremont NRT to Vee Lake May 27th Donny, Heavy Teva and I I didn't make it…

3 years ago

Oregon Desert Trail Section 3: Paisley to Lakeview (2022 Thru Hike Journal)

Day 12: Fremont National Recreation Trail May 23rd Melanie, Donny and I Chewaucan River Chewaucan River Wildflowers! Legit hiking trail…

3 years ago