September 1st, 2018 Today was Tim’s birthday. I woke up early before Tim to finish making a crossword puzzle for him. Then I made breakfast (normally Tim’s job). We hiked over a pass with awesome views. It was very clear–no…
August 30th, 2018 This morning was very foggy and misty. It is starting to feel like fall. It has been a bit cooler and the brush is beginning to turn red. Some people hitched into Trout Lake to resupply. We…
August 28th, 2018 This morning we descended from 3,000 feet to 900 feet, essentially undoing all of the progress we made since leaving Cascade Locks. There was a nice creek at the bottom where we had lunch and went for…
August 26th, 2018 Today we flew to Portland from Chicago after a fun wedding. My cousin and her boyfriend picked us up from the airport. We headed back to Cascade Locks where we had a nice lunch and some beer.…
August 22nd, 2018 Today was our last day in Oregon! We were excited because we are car camping with Tim’s mom and two of his siblings and their families for a couple of days. It turned out to be a…
August 20th, 2018 Skyblazer woke us up at 4am by playing some Kesha. We hiked 10 miles to Timberline Lodge in time for a breakfast buffet. We hiked up close and personal with Mount Hood, but we could barely see…
August 18th, 2018 Last night we camped on the top of a ridge with awesome views of Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood. We watched sunrise from camp this morning and were quite happy that we had decided to finish the…
August 16th, 2018 We spent the night at Big Lake Youth Camp where we sent a resupply box. They fed us vegan biscuits and gravy, tofu, hash browns, pinneapple, cereal and rice milk, and coffee for breakfast. Super yummy, but…
August 14th, 2018 Today we we hiked in the Three Sisters Wilderness. We saw three large volcanoes with snow on them. Some ladies on horses passed us. We have not seen too many horses on the trail so far. We…
August 12th, 2018 Today we took a “Mountain Nero” with our friends Flame and Notorious ERB at Bobby Lake. I slept in until almost 8am. Tim tried to make pancakes, but they turned into more like fritters because we didn’t…
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
