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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 22, 2008
EUGENE — Backpackers hiking the 460 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail through Oregon usually hit a town every week or so, or depend on “food drops” from friends to get what they need to complete the trip.
But Aaron Nicholson, 23, set out on the monthlong trip....