Month: August 2017

Our cumulative elevation gain today was over 7,000 feet, and nearly the same loss in elevation. We crossed 4 high passes today, each a thousand for climb or more just to descend down to a lake or creek and start …

Last night was our first night below freezing in a few months. This morning called for some hot coffee and lingering under the quilt to work up the courage to get outside. Of course once we got hiking we warmed …

Washington really turned up the epic today. During the night last night we woke up to a light rain. We haven’t had rain since day 2! It was misty, foggy and cold this morning as we made our way to …

After 8 miles of hiking this morning, we passed our 2,000 mile point. As of tonight, after a 26.8 mile day, we have 630 miles left to complete the trail, and just 261 miles until we hit Canada. Time is …

Aside from one southbounder today, we saw no other hikers on the trail. We know we’ve got friends about a day ahead of us, and there were plenty of hikers back at White Pass but we haven’t seen any of …

The eclipse was so cool! We started our day with a big climb, figuring we’d probably have a good view from high ground. We made it to the top of the climb a little after 9, just at the boundary …

We woke up early with only 2 miles to get to White Pass, for some hot food and hot coffee. We were there before 8 and pleasantly surprised to find the store open (the guidebook says 8). We got our …

This day did not disappoint, with some of the best views since the Sierras. We climbed in the fog for most of the morning, but it burned off just in time for the Goat Rocks. Amazing views of Rainier and …

The beginning of the day today was some of the most scenic hiking we’ve had yet. Walks in the forest interrupted by expansive views, meadows, glacial streams, lava rocks. Mount Adams to our right and Rainier to the left, with …

It was cold and windy all night as well as this morning. It stayed chilly until the sun was pretty high in the sky. It definitely feels like we’re getting up North. The days are slowly getting shorter. It was …

We haven’t seen any nobos (northbounders) on the trail since we left Oregon, but that doesn’t mean it’s empty out here. Aside from seeing tons of super clean backpacks (section hikers), we’ve been passing sobos all day. We passed over …

Out day today began with a climb, up over 4,000 feet as we ascended out of the gorge. With full packs and after 3 days in town, we were both moving a bit slow. At the top of the climb …

We had lots of chores to do in Portland. On Saturday we visited several grocery stores to buy food for the bulk of Washington. Most trail towns there are remote, limited and pricey, so we are mailing three packages and …

Our last hiking day in Oregon started off a little slow, mostly because we were taking a lot of breaks in the morning. Eventually we picked up the pace, as the trail descended from over 4,000 feet down to sea …

As we move North away from one fire, we move closer to the next one. Fortunately we have no closures on the PCT, but some side trails and camping areas are. Visibility was poor, especially in the afternoon. Once we …