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 →

We had planned on doing more sections as a family after Cascade Locks, but between logistics and an outbreak of forest fires we never had a great opportunity to get back out together. Blue Lizard and I both did some smaller sections which I'll post about later. Despite not finishing the trail we all had... Continue Reading →

We took off early this morning knowing it was going to get warm once we got to Eagle Creek.  This was the stretch of trail I did with Matt over a month ago when it was 100+ degrees, and I had no desire to repeat anything close to that.  The first mile and a half... Continue Reading →

We continued towards Cascade Locks today, covering about 13 miles before stopping at the junction with the Eagle Creek trail we'd be taking out tomorrow. Most of the hike passed through shaded forests with abundant ripe huckleberries lining the trail. There was a stretch of blowdowns we had to navigate mid-day, but other than the... Continue Reading →

I started today by getting a little revenge on Bat Boy before he woke up. Once we got on trail we had a quick mile to Ramona Falls where we took a long break for the General to shoot his latest Dr. Pepper commercial with Manny. You can find it and the rest of this... Continue Reading →

We headed to Cascade Locks this morning with Manny and the General to get back on trail. The first stop was a quick meetup with the Daleys so David could drive us to Timberline Lodge to start hiking back to Cascade Locks. We got to Timberline right between the breakfast and lunch buffets, but not... Continue Reading →

This was the long awaited PCT Days festival which serves as a reunion for hikers among other things. We spent both days at the festival in Cascade Locks catching up with people we havent seen in months and hanging out with the Daleys, the General, and Manny. We ran into Wanderlox, FJ, Lemony, Mad Dog... Continue Reading →

OK, I'm really late getting to this, but you also didn't miss much. We're in a bit of a state of limbo as we all want to get some more miles in, but our motivation is waning with all of the time off. We spent a couple days hanging out with the Daleys before driving... Continue Reading →

Bat Boy and I took our time getting up this morning before making it to our first stop of the day, Ramona Falls. We took a long break at one of the most picturesque falls of the trip. Bat Boy's feet were already aching less than a mile into the hike and we decided to... Continue Reading →