I was recently contacted by Dustin over at Slick and Twisted Trails and asked if I would share an infographic he made with you. If you were following me last year and read up on my North Coast Trail attempt, you know I blame credit him for how I ended up on the NCT in…
By writing this post, I know I am not telling the stories of my backpacking trip of the Grand Loop in Olympic National Park in order, but sometimes a moment in your trip stands out and it deserves to be told first. Elizabeth and I woke up early before the light of day and broke camp…
Time sure flies when you are having fun. Here we are, two weeks later back at home and slowly recovering from jet lag. Somehow I thought the going to would be worse than the coming back but I am still waking up at odd hours and have a headache that won’t quite fade. All worth…
Anyone who backpacks with me know that I love to mix things up and experiment with new techniques while on the trail. If you have been with me from the beginning, you know I started out with the freezer bag method for my meals. This meant preparing the ingredients for my meals in a quart…
Last month I had a chance to take my friend Elle up the old trail to West and Middle Beckler Peak, a decommissioned route I first told you about in my post, One of Those Days. In that story, I talked about how I had almost been able to scramble up to the middle (sub)…
Who is just loving all the huckleberries (wild blueberries) on the trail right now?? Last week on a hike to Squire Creek Pass, the berries were everywhere! You might remember this area, I wrote about attempting this pass from the old trail on the other side in June and was turned back by snow and…