Attention all Portland area folk:

It turns out that "Balls" and his daughter "Sunshine" expect to attend PCTA Trail Days in Cascade Locks, OR on Labor Day weekend. I plan to attend at least the Saturday (Sept. 3) session anyway. I am in contact with "Mrs. Balls" and hope to find out when they will actually cross the Bridge of the Gods to Washington. It would be great to have a big cheering section for them as they enter Washington. I don't know if Sunshine (age 11) is the youngest to attempt the PCT (I think there was a 10-year-old a few years ago), but considering the conditions this year I really admire her!

I will post more (probably a separate thread) when I know more about their arrival and crossing dates. They still have to hike through Oregon! Fortunately, their home isin Oregon so they'll have a lot of support from home for the Oregon section.