Lookout Eugene-Springfield
A hot dinner, affable conversation — and poof! You're a trail angel.
Wasn’t expecting to earn this title, but it was rewarding nonetheless, to just help out a nephew and his wife as they hiked the Pacific Crest Trail.
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