September 16th, 2018 Our campsite last night was amazing. It was so sheltered from the rain that we couldn’t even tell if it was raining or not. Needless to say, we stayed very dry last night. It’s too bad we…
September 15th, 2018 Today we woke up with a patch of blue sky above the river valley we were camping in. There were still clouds hugging the peaks above us though. We hiked up to 6,000 feet first thing and…
September 14th, 2018 Today was challenging but fun. We’re making the best of the rainy days by telling ourselves that we’re testing our limits while improving our rain-backpacking skills. We originally planned to hike ~25 miles today to get closer…
September 13th, 2018 We woke up this morning to the sound of rain. We ate Cocoa Puffs with coconut milk and drank some coffee in the tent until the rain turned into more of a mist. (We ate 22 servings…
September 11th, 2018 Today was another rainy day. We did not have too many views with all the clouds We hiked with few breaks until we made it to Stevens Pass at around 2pm. Another thruhiker and his wife gave…
September 10th, 2018 Before today, we had experienced almost no rain on the trail. It has rained on us overnight a handful of times, but never hard and never more than a mist/drizzle during the day. We broke that streak…
September 9th, 2018 We woke up to a tiny bit of rain, but the rest of the day turned out to be pretty nice and sunny. The views were spectacular today–jagged peaks with a bit of snow and some clouds.…
September 8th, 2018 My college friend Alex and his friend Rachel came to hike with us today. Alex brought a gift of nutritional yeast and Rachel brought a gift of beer–yum! We hiked about seven miles and hung out at…
September 7th, 2018 Today we hiked pretty efficiently to get to our resupply stop at Snoqualmie. We stopped at Mirror Lake for lunch and a “shower” and “laundry” because we were expecting visitors tonight and tomorrow. We did a day…
September 5th, 2018 We slept in a bit this morning until around 6:30am. We do not set an alarm and sunrise is getting later and later. During breakfast we tried to guess Helter’s real name. Tim finally guessed it correctly…
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
