August 10th, 2018 Today was our 100th day on the trail! We passed the 1,900 mile mark. We hiked to Shelter Cove Resort to pick up our resupply package, shower, do laundry, eat, and drink beer. We are stealth camping…
August 8th, 2018 Today was a relatively easy day of hiking. We hiked out of Crater Lake NP through a nice forest and up to the highest point on the PCT in Oregon/Washington at 7,572 ft. Oregon has been surprising…
August 6th, 2018 Today we hiked into Crater Lake National Park, the 5th National Park we’ve been through so far on the PCT. We weren’t planning to get to Crater Lake until tomorrow. There was a 20 mile stretch without…
August 4th, 2018 Today was a berry good day. The first half of the day we walked through a pretty forest. We found lots and lots of blueberries growing along the trail. Yum!! The second half of the day we…
August 2nd, 2018 Today was our first full day in Oregon. We encountered 3 instances of trail magic! Inquisitor gave us soda, Shaunty gave us homemade watermelon-strawberry popsicles and PCT Porter, and a third person left macadamia nuts. We passed…
July 31st, 2018 Today we had a big climb out of Seiad Valley. It was another smokey day. We walked through some previously burned areas, which are usually quite exposed and hot. The heat today wasn’t too bad though because…
July 29th, 2018 Today was another smokey day. I had a slight headache and our eyes were a bit irritated. We could also smell the fires occasionally. They are far away, and we are completely safe though. Today we completed…
July 27th, 2018 We are camped just past the 1,600 mile mark. The miles are starting to fly by. We are hearing of a lot of injuries lately. We are also hearing of people getting sick – Nora virus, giardia,…
July 25th, 2018 Today we woke up to a lot of smoke in the distance. The smoke stuck around for most of the day obscuring our views of the mountains around us. We stayed above 6,000 feet all day, so…
July 23rd, 2018 This morning we saw bear #6 of the trip. It looked right at us as it walked across the trail in front of us. I wonder if we will see more bears or rattlesnakes by the end…
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
