Gila Days 1-2
In 2021 we walked from Mexico to Canada on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) . The CDT has a lot of alternate routes and shortcuts, but we to stuck to the official trail the entire time (other than when the…
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PNC Days 21-23 – Obstacles
These three days took us closer to the Cascade Mountains, and the PNW threw some obstacles at us. We walked through Nuwhaha, Nooksack, Skagit, and Coast Salish ancestral lands. Day 21 – PNT Mile 379.9 – Rain We woke up…
CDT Days 107-109 – Low Visibility
We had smoke and rain/fog limiting our visibility as we continued along the Montana-Idaho border. We started a fire detour that took us onto Montana’s highways. Day 107 – Mile 2238.1 – Leadore, ID This morning we hiked over Elk…
CDT Days 89-91 – Tour de Lakes
We continued through Wyoming’s Wind River Range past many alpine lakes. We were hoping to do lots of swimming, but the weather ended up being cold and rainy. The views were still amazing though. Day 89 – Mile 1799.5 –…
CDT Days 55 – 57 – Rain
This stretch of trail took us into the Collegiate Peaks, which are mountains names after colleges. We spent much of the time fighting inclement weather. Day 55 – Mile 1062.5 – Monarch Pass The goal for today was to make…
Thru-hiking ‘hacks’ learned on the PCT, Part 2
We knew a lot about preparing for and undertaking short-term (less than 2 week) backpacking trips before we set out on the PCT. But, we quickly learned many more tricks that made life as thru-hikers easier for us. Here are…
Washington Challenges
September 18th, 2018 It’s hard to believe that we expect to arrive in Canada and finish the PCT in just four days. Washington has been absolutely breathtaking, but it has also been the most challenging stretch of trail for us.…
PCT Day 137: Mile 2544.4 to 2551.8 plus fire detour mile 0 to 11
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…
PCT Day 136: Mile 2524.5 to 2544.4
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…
PCT Day 134: Mile 2486.7 to 2510.6
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…
