We hiked the 40-mile California Riding and Hiking Trail across Joshua Tree National Park. This route has also been deemed the “Joshua Tree Traverse”. The Joshua Tree Traverse has no water sources, so we carried nine liters of water each.…
We have heard only amazing things about the Lost Coast, California’s longest stretch of undeveloped coastline, and we finally got a chance to hike it during a long holiday weekend! We headed out intent on doing the 24-mile Lost Coast…
Woohoo! We headed into the Sierras with our friend Parmesan, who we met 5 years ago on the PCT. Even though it’s July, there is record snow, so we aren’t going to be strict with our route — we’ll go…
What? We’re hosting a live event to share the knowledge and tricks we’ve learned after exploring the outdoors together for over 10,000 miles. We have honed in our gear choices, our menu, and our physical/mental training plan for outdoor trips…
Overview The Harzer Försterstieg is a ~ 60 km trail that runs through the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany, from the town of Goslar to the village of Kamschlacken. The Harz are a beautiful part of Germany, and the Försterstieg…
The Weserberglandweg is a 225 km trail that runs from Hann Münden to Porta Westfalica following the Weser River in central Germany. It is not among the most well-known long-distance trails in Germany, but it is beautiful nonetheless. Also, due…
The North Cascades are quite rugged and beautiful. We highly recommend a backpacking trip in this area! We did the 56-mile route below in August 2019 and had wonderful weather! When we thruhiked the PCT in 2018, we hiked through…
The Rennsteig is a 170 km hiking trail that runs through the Thuringian Forest, a low mountain range in central Germany. The Rennsteig is an ancient border path and many historic border stones can still be seen today. The trail…
The Harzer Hexenstieg (Harz Mountains Witches Trail, in English), is an approximately 100 km (62 mile) trail that runs through the Harz Mountains, a low mountain range in northern Germany. The trail starts (or ends) in Osterode am Harz on…
September 4-7, 2017 Overview Renee had to go to Buenos Aires for work and Tim was invited to come too, so we decided to fly there early and do a short bike tour. We didn’t really have a plan. We…
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
