PNC Days 3-5 – Ocean to Rainforest
These three days took us from the ocean to the rainforest! The PNT is a relatively new national scenic trail, as compared to the PCT or even CDT. We had some gravel road walking, as it is not fully built…
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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!
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 4,500 calories a day while thruhiking, that shouldn’t be surprising. Instead, it gives us lots of motivation during the offseason…
All the gear we used on our Continental Divide Trail thruhike
We minimized gear and chose lightweight equipment for our 2021 CDT thruhike. We both had base weights of about 10 lbs for the CDT (weight of all equipment excluding food & water), which was a few pounds lighter than our…
Finding and Filtering Safe Drinking Water on Outdoor Adventures
One of our most frightening moments on the Continental Divide Trail was in New Mexico when we arrived at a water source called Adobe Springs to fill up, and the water was gone! The spring had gone dry. We were…
Spanish Rice and Beans
We love this rice and bean recipe for a large and fulfilling dinner on the trail. Few things beat sitting at camp after a long day of hiking and enjoying this meal plain, smothered in hot sauce, or wrapped in a tortilla!
Harzer Försterstieg
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…
Weserberglandweg
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…
North Cascades Trip – Back to the PCT!
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…
Rennsteig
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…
