We completed the Pacific Northwest Circuit quite a while ago, and we finally put together a complete map of the route using the GPS data we collected as we hiked Hopefully this will be useful for anybody thinking about hiking…
Our take on Idaho so far is that it is an amazing place with beautiful mountains and friendly people. It might be the most underrated state! We walked through Kalispel and Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis ancestral lands. Day 48 – PNT Mile…
The past three days were hot, but we finally made it to the second state of our trip—Idaho! We walked through Kalispel, Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Sinixt ancestral lands. Day 45 – PNT Mile 877.4 – Heat Advisory We woke up…
This stretch of trail included social interaction every day, which has not been our experience so far on the Pacific Northwest Trail. We saw family, a fellow TikToker, and we have started intersecting westbound hikers. We walked through Colville and…
The landscape has remained dry since we exited the Pasayten wilderness and entered eastern Washington. This stretch took us from Oroville to Republic, Wa. We walked through Okanogan ancestral lands. Day 36 – PNT Mile 677.4 – Water on our…
This stretch of trail took us through the rainforest, then high into the snow-covered Olympic Mountains, and then down out of the mountains to lower (and safer) elevation. We walked through S’Klallam and Coast Salish ancestral lands. Day 6 –…
In 2022 we will traverse a route that we’re calling the “Pacific Northwest Circuit”. It will include 1500 miles of hiking and 1200 miles of canoeing in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA and Canada. The route: We’ll start…
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…
September 21st, 2018 We made it to the Canadian border today on our 5th wedding anniversary! We successfully thru hiked the PCT! We hiked every open mile (and some detours too). Luckily, we did not have to do any flips…
September 20th, 2018 We woke up this morning to the sound of snow falling on the tent. It was cold, but very pretty. We crossed Harts Pass, which is the last road we’ll cross in the USA. That means there’s…
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
