“Humans of Hoka” Video and Story
We have been working with Hoka, our partner who makes awesome shoes, on a short film that describes our relationship with long distance hiking — how we got started, why we keep doing it, and how we have found ways…
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Back into the Sierras!
Woohoo! We headed into the Sierras with our friend Parmesan, who we met 5 years ago on the PCT. Even though it’s July, there is record snow, so we aren’t going to be strict with our route — we’ll go…
Choosing a dehydrator to prep for adventures
We have been dehydrating food for backpacking and other adventures for over 10 years. Here are some of the things we’ve learned along the way about dehydrators, followed by our favorite models. Dehydrators we recommend (largest to smallest): When we’re…
Visualizing The Pacific Northwest Circuit Walk/Canoe in 3D & AR
We’ve been working with Flow Immersive to create an interactive visualization of our entire 2,700 mile walk/canoe of the Pacific Northwest Circuit! Explore the data above. Thanks Michael DiBenigno and Martin Bonny for putting this Flow together! For even more…
Live Show!!! Gear, Food, and Training: How we Prepare for Outdoor Adventures Short and Long
What? We’re hosting a live event to share the knowledge and tricks we’ve learned after exploring the outdoors together for over 10,000 miles. We have honed in our gear choices, our menu, and our physical/mental training plan for outdoor trips…
Pacific Northwest Circuit – Stats from our 2700-mile walk & canoe
We completed the Pacific Northwest Circuit, which was a 3.5-month walk/canoe from the Pacific Ocean on the western-most point of the contiguous US, to the Rocky Mountains at the source of the Columbia River, and then back out to the…
PNC Days 105-106 – The ocean! The end!
We made it! This has been an amazing adventure unlike any we have done before. These two days took us through Grand Ronde, Kathlamet, Chinook, Siletz, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Konnaack, Skilloot, and Clatsop-Nehalem ancestral lands. Day 105 – CR Mile 1,198.2…
PNC Days 102-104 – The river doesn’t want us to finish
During this stretch of the trip we encountered a slew of new and unexpected challenges that had mostly left us alone before: waves, wind, and even tides! We paddled through Yakama, Warm Springs, Cascades, Cowlitz, Grand Ronde, Siletz, Multnomah, Konnaack,…
PNC Days 99-101 – Into the Columbia River Gorge
The landscape changed from sage brush to trees the last few days as we entered the Columbia River Gorge. We walked through Yakama, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Tenino, Warm Springs, Grand Ronde, Cascades, and Siletz ancestral lands. Day 99 –…
PNC Days 96-98 – Onto the Lower Columbia
These three days took us through some fast flowing water & some non-flowing water, then into the Lower Columbia River — the big barge-filled river we’ve been curious about since Canada. And, we had visitors!! We paddled through Yakama, Wanapum,…