This week on the Nature Writing Challenge, the quest is an elevation gain that inspires adventure. Thinking about this for a short time, I realized that for me that means the side scramble. You know when you have been in a green corridor forever or make it to a pass after slogging it up a…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…
The Wonderland Trail is a 93 mile trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier (Talol, Tahoma) in Mount Rainier National Park. Hiking this route takes you through all the beauty that the national park has to offer in one trip. It is on many a backpacker’s bucket list! But is there a way to increase your odds…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…
Last month, my friends Mark, Elle, Izzy (Snowdog) and I took advantage of one of my snow days to go play in the snow up at Snoqualmie Pass. This was my second time visiting this popular snowshoe route and once again, it did not disappoint. The trail to Kendall Peak Lakes sits just east of…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…