I didn't have a chance to get a post up for our summer trip, but here's the short version. We're living with Matt and Jessi for 6 weeks this summer. I'm working remotely for most of it but will squeeze in PCT miles every weekend and on some days off. First up for was a... Continue Reading →
Day 1 We spent the night in Ridgecrest last night, and Angela dropped me off at Kelso Valley Road for a 2 day, 36-mile stretch. It was cold and windy to start, but that didn't last long. It felt great to be back on trail again. The rhythmic crunch of trail under feet brings back... Continue Reading →
(Post title decided by the children, agreed to by the adults) It's been a while since we've posted, but we haven't been idle. We spent 2 weeks in New Mexico in April visiting NPS sites and providing trail magic along the CDT. We also met up with the General and the Daleys while we were... Continue Reading →
I meant to get this out months ago, but it seems fitting to look back at our time on trail on the 1 year anniversary of our start date. We've been back home since October and are mostly adjusted to life off trail. I'm back at work and Angela and the kids are busy with... Continue Reading →
We were in the Naples area for a family vacation, and I decided to use the opportunity to start knocking off pieces of the Florida Trail. I've made it an unofficial goal to start working my way through the 11 National Scenic Trails, and this is one of them. The first 30 miles of the... Continue Reading →
As a way to get everyone to summarize their PCT experience we came up with a set of interview questions that we all answered. Does this capture all of our feelings about the trip? Not even close, but I think it's a decent snapshot of our experiences. What was your favorite thing about the trip?... Continue Reading →
It's hard to explain how quickly you make friends on trail, but between the shared experiences and lack of distractions from everyday life, friendships form quickly and deeply. The last couple weeks of the trip saw us saying goodbye to our closest friends from trail. The first up were the Daleys. They had to head... Continue Reading →
My last day on trail would also be my biggest. Matt and I headed out to cover a 35 mile stretch from Cascade Locks to Panther Creek. I had already done the stretches north and south of this and didn't want to leave a small hole I'd have to come back to get later. With... Continue Reading →
I did this section SOBO with Matt as a 30 mile day hike. Blue Lizard and Jessi did it NOBO as a 2 night backpacking trip at the same time so we could leave cars on both ends for each other. The morning started off cold and cloudy as we climbed up to the PCT. ... Continue Reading →
With Waterboy being able to hike 30 mile days, he was able to convince Matt to hike some PCT sections on the weekend. Typically Jessi and I drop them off or pick them up. This time Jessi and I decided to backpack the same stretch as them, but in the opposite direction over 3 days.... Continue Reading →
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