PNC Days 0-2 – Back at it!
And we’re off on the Pacific Northwest Circuit! This route will bring us approximately 2,700 miles from the Pacific Ocean,…
All of Our Gear on the Pacific Northwest Circuit!
We have minimized gear and are using lightweight equipment for our 2022 PNC thruhike and thrucanoe. We both have base weights of a little over 10 lbs, which includes snow equipment for adverse conditions.
Dehydrated creamy spaghetti for adventures!
Here is our Creamy Spaghetti recipe! We ate this on our walk from Mexico to Canada on the Continental Divide Trail in 2021. We liked it so much that we will bring it again on our upcoming Pacific Northwest Circuit -- 4 months and 2,700 miles by foot and canoe!
Exploring a new route: The “Pacific Northwest Circuit”!
In 2022 we will traverse a route that we’re calling the “Pacific Northwest Circuit”. It will include 1500 miles of…
Competing to find out who can create better dehydrated backpacking food!
Food is constantly on our minds while we are on outdoor adventures! Considering that we burn anywhere from 3,500 to…
Analyzing the data we collected on the Continental Divide Trail!
We love data! We have been clocking and recording our outdoor activities with GPS trackers for years, so of course we did the same on the Continental Divide Trail. We both wore GPS watches and step counters and used them religiously. We already posted a map of our CDT thruhike showing our precise location every moment of the walk, but now we’ve had a chance to download and process the data. In this post we dissect and highlight the numbers from our walk.
New Video on YouTube: Experience the Continental Divide Trail in 10 minutes!
The CDT was our second major thruhike. After finishing the PCT in 2018, we loved looking back at our photos,…
One-Pot Thanksgiving Dinner for Backpacking
Ingredients (Serves 2 People): Before the Trail: Dehydrating: Dehydrate green beans and corn separately at 135°F until they are crispy…
Complete Map of the CDT: Generated With GPS Data We Collected
This map was made using our daily GPS data from our 2021 CDT thruhike, recorded with Renee's Garmin Fenix 5 watch. It provides trail-level resolution of every step we took and every place we camped.
