Three turnarounds in just over a year. Is that something to be proud of or embarrassed by? Tim here. This past weekend I flew to Washington State for a challenging snowshoe trip in the Mt. Baker wilderness with my brother,…
We recently realized that we’ve never been to, or even heard people talking about, the northeastern portion of California. Looking at a map of the state we realized that we’ve been almost everywhere else — we live near San Francisco,…
In our latest recipe face-off, Renee’s Savory Grits destroyed Tim’s Strawberry Banana Rice Pudding, but that’s only because the grits were just sooo good. Rice pudding was an outstanding recipe on it’s own, especially for folks who like to keep…
100 miles into our first long thruhike, the Pacific Crest Trail, it was hot. We hiked into Warner Springs, the first town the trail goes through, and hikers were congregating in the town community center to briefly enjoy some air…
I set the Unsupported Fastest Known Time on the Ozark Trail! After 1 hour of napping in the rain, I started walking at 3:45 am this morning. In my sleep-deprived state I miscalculated and thought I had just 10 hours…
I am one of those runners who tends to take races out to fast and then get slower as the race progresses — “negative splits” are really hard for me to achieve. I hoped it would be different on a…
I got rained on overnight. It wasn’t raining that hard, but it was raining and I woke up with a wet sleeping bag. I never let my sleeping bag get wet on a normal trip, but two factors make me…
Time for another day on the trail! I decided early to move a little slower today and baby my feet. They got so wet yesterday that my goal was to devote today to making them feel better. That only half-worked…
I hit the trail and started my unsupported Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt on the Ozark Trail at 6:24am! Last night Renee drove me to within ¼ mile of the start, but we couldn’t get closer than that because the…
I’m attempting to set the unsupported speed record, or “unsupported fastest known time”, on the Ozark Trail, which is a 230-mile hiking trail through the Ozark Mountains in Missouri. The current FKT is 4 days, 11 hours, and 28.5 minutes,…
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
