September 20th, 2018 We woke up this morning to the sound of snow falling on the tent. It was cold, but very pretty. We crossed Harts Pass, which is the last road we’ll cross in the USA. That means there’s…
September 18th, 2018 We woke up warm and dry in the Stehekin campground. That was a wonderful feeling, but the elevation of Stehekin is only 1112 feet, so we know it won’t last. Stehekin is a beautiful town with no…
September 16th, 2018 Our campsite last night was amazing. It was so sheltered from the rain that we couldn’t even tell if it was raining or not. Needless to say, we stayed very dry last night. It’s too bad we…
September 14th, 2018 Today was challenging but fun. We’re making the best of the rainy days by telling ourselves that we’re testing our limits while improving our rain-backpacking skills. We originally planned to hike ~25 miles today to get closer…
September 12th, 2018 We started the day by double checking the weather forecast–a suggestion made by our friend Dirty Money. Rain, snow, and cold (well below freezing) are on the way. We considered all of our gear and decided we…
September 10th, 2018 Before today, we had experienced almost no rain on the trail. It has rained on us overnight a handful of times, but never hard and never more than a mist/drizzle during the day. We broke that streak…
September 8th, 2018 My college friend Alex and his friend Rachel came to hike with us today. Alex brought a gift of nutritional yeast and Rachel brought a gift of beer–yum! We hiked about seven miles and hung out at…
September 6th, 2018 I woke up early today and had some coffee while watching sunrise. Renee slept in for another hour. Then we had more coffee and ate breakfast with Sky-Blaze and Jazz Hands while taking our time getting started.…
September 4th, 2018 We had a beautiful view of Mt. Rainier from our campsite this morning as we ate breakfast, first coffee, and second coffee. It was very cold when we started hiking, but once we started moving we warmed…
September 2nd, 2018 Since we were on a fire detour yesterday night, we weren’t sure how close/far it was to the next water source when we chose camp. It was getting late and dark, so we ended up camping away…
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
