August 17th, 2018 We walked through a lot of burned areas today, but the views were outstanding. All day we walked around Mt. Jefferson, a towering peak covered in glaciers. We had lunch at Shale Lake with a mirrored view…
August 15th, 2018 We were excited to get to Big Lake Youth Camp to pick up a resupply box today. We found trail-angel Coppertone on the way and hung out for a bit. Then we traversed trecherous lava fields and…
August 13th, 2018 The trail today was very flat. That meant we could walk faster and take longer breaks. We had lunch on the shore of a lake with Sparkles, and a couple of miles later we swam in another…
August 11th, 2018 We woke up soaking wet because of a lot of condensation last night. Maybe we should have expected that since we slept on a dock… While we dried out our sleeping bags, we had breakfast and lunch…
August 9th, 2018 We stopped at a nice lake to fill up water early today. It was a 1.8 mile round-trip detour to get to the lake, but this stretch of Oregon is very dry, so we couldn’t pass it…
August 7th, 2018 We tried to leave Crater Lake early this morning, but before we knew it we got sucked into the town vortex and were enjoying coffee, a restaurant, and chatting with other hikers. We got onto the trail…
August 5th, 2018 This morning we planned to get out of Fish Lake Resort, where we resupplied, and back to the trail by 7am. Before we knew it it was already 7:30 and we decided to stick around for breakfast…
August 3rd, 2018 As of today we’ve been on the trail for three months. The smoke has cleared dramatically. It is still in the sky, but it isn’t bad. Also, the heat wave we’ve been trapped in seems to have…
August 1st, 2018 Today we entered Oregon. After 1,691 miles, leaving California feels like a nice accomplishment. But believe it or not, Southern Oregon looks a lot like Northern California. The smoke was thinner for most of today, but in…
July 30th, 2018 We had a short walk today into the town of Seiad Valley. The entire trail today was along the shoulder of a road, except over two bridges where there was no shoulder. We are at an elevation…
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
