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…
July 1-4, 2017 Overview: For the long Fourth of July weekend, we decided to drive down to Arkansas and canoe the Buffalo River with our friend Jillian and some of her friends (now our friends too). Being from the upper…
The PCT travels through the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California. This 28-mile out-and-back is not on the PCT, but it is a great option early season when the PCT is covered in snow. It starts at Stuart Fork Trailhead…
December 22-29, 2016 Overview In December, 2016, we decided to use our time off of work to head over to Southern Spain for a short bike tour. We didn’t do much research–just bought plane tickets, packed our cycling and camping…
The red line is the route we walked in 2015. The orange lines show alternate wilderness entry/resupply points. Interested in doing the John Muir Trail (JMT), but the permits are sold out? That happened to us, so we just moved…
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon is in the Cascade Mountain Range and features the deepest lake in the United States with a beautiful blue color. The 30-mile loop shown above follows the PCT for 16 miles through old growth…
Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of California’s lesser known national parks. It is in the Cascade Mountain range and has lots of neat volcanic activity, including volcanoes, steam vents, and bubbling mud pits. The 12-mile loop above has nice…
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
