Last year on the CDT we felt Montana’s cold in September. This year we arrived in Montana much earlier, but it really does seem like as soon as we exited Idaho the morning temperatures dropped to near-freezing. It sure is…
This stretch of trail took us into the Purcell Mountains, and we crossed the border from Idaho into Montana. We walked through Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis ancestral lands. Day 51 – PNT Mile 1008.3 – Bonners Ferry cont’d Tim woke up early…
Our take on Idaho so far is that it is an amazing place with beautiful mountains and friendly people. It might be the most underrated state! We walked through Kalispel and Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis ancestral lands. Day 48 – PNT Mile…
The past three days were hot, but we finally made it to the second state of our trip—Idaho! We walked through Kalispel, Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Sinixt ancestral lands. Day 45 – PNT Mile 877.4 – Heat Advisory We woke up…
This stretch of trail included social interaction every day, which has not been our experience so far on the Pacific Northwest Trail. We saw family, a fellow TikToker, and we have started intersecting westbound hikers. We walked through Colville and…
These three days had is walking through beautiful mountains covered in wildflowers! We walked through Okanogan, San Polo, Colville, and Sinixt ancestral lands. Day 39 – PNT Mile 745 – Pushing Today we walked a mix of trails, bushwhacking, gravel…
The landscape has remained dry since we exited the Pasayten wilderness and entered eastern Washington. This stretch took us from Oroville to Republic, Wa. We walked through Okanogan ancestral lands. Day 36 – PNT Mile 677.4 – Water on our…
These three days had us leaving the wilderness and heading into eastern Washington. We walked through Okanogan and Nlaka’pamux ancestral lands. Day 33 – PNT Mile 620.1 – Goodbye Pasayten We spent most of today continuing through the Pasayten Wilderness…
This stretch of trail took us over the Pacific Crest and into the East Cascades. They are drier than Western Washington, which has mostly been a good thing so far. We walked through Nlaka’pamux ancestral lands. Day 30 – PNT…
We enjoyed beautiful scenery these three days as we walked through North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and into the Pasayten Wilderness Area. We walked through Nlaka’pamux ancestral lands. Day 27 – PNT Mile 493.2 – Ross…
We compiled everything we’ve learned from thousands of miles of hiking into this guide and recipe book! We hope you enjoy it!
-Renee and Tim
