We walked across Los Angeles. It was 37 miles and took an entire day. We pulled out a map and traced a route that would take us through as much of the city as possible. We started in the San…
Does a thruhike have to be in the wilderness? We “thruhiked” San Francisco! It was an experiment: is it possible to recreate the thruhike experience, but in one day in an urban setting? This was completely different from our usual…
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 started the 12K’s of Christmas tradition in 2020 when we lived in Germany, 4,000 miles (6,500 km) away from our families, and realized that a virtual 12K would be a great way to stay connected! That first year, five people participated…
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,…
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,…
This post describes the final two days of our time on the Lowest to Highest Route. We tackled Mt. Whitney in the winter, which was a challenge right on the edge of our comfort level. The mountain was beautiful and…
We left the desert behind and entered the Sierra. We crossed the Inyo Mountains, dropped into the Owens Valley, and then headed up Mt. Whitney. Along the way we learned about Owens Lake, the LA Aqueduct, and a lot about…
This part of the route took us across another basin in Death Valley and then up and out of the National Park. We got several views of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and they’re looking pretty darn snow covered. But it…
We’ve been excited to attempt the Lowest to Highest Route all year. It goes from the lowest point in the US, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park (-282 feet m), to the highest point in the contiguous US, Mt.…
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
