July 5th Destination: Eagle Creek Trailhead Today’s Miles: 13 Start Location: Mile 2145 Trip Miles: 74 I woke up early again and was hiking by 5:15am. I didn’t sleep as well last night as the others, kept hearing things go bump in the night. Yes, I could have put in ear plugs but for some reason I wasn’t using…
You can read the first post in this series here. July 4th Destination: Benson Plateau Today’s Miles: 20 Start Location: Mile 2124.75 Trip Miles: 61 I woke up at 4am today, happy July 4th! Not being in a super hurry, it was 5:45am by the time I got my stuff together and loaded in my…
July 3, 2014 Destination: Sandy River Today’s Miles: 23 Start Location: Mile 2131.85 Trip Miles: 41 I woke up this morning, wondering how my feet would be feeling. Last night they were sore but I wasn’t experiencing any particular pain. I didn’t feel any more sore than I remember feeling while hiking last year which felt like a good…
I have been following a few PCT hikers this year (2023) and as one of them has been posting from Oregon it has me thinking about my own time on the Pacific Crest Trail so I decided to finally get these posts from that time out of my drafts. I hope you enjoy them! July…
Jump to the recipe… One of my favorite snacks last summer was the iconic flavor combination of nut butter and jelly together in a portable stick. I took a poll on Facebook in our Paleo Hikers & Backpackers group and it turns out raspberry is the top desired jam, with strawberry coming in a close…
A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to spend the weekend up in Canada with Josy from A Walk And A Lark and Lisa from West Coast Hiker Girl in Manning Park, BC, east of Vancouver. Lisa is a born and raised Canadian and knows the territory well, so she took over as our…