Day 3: 25 Miles We got a taste of everything today. Sun, sleet, wind, rain, hail, and finally some cloudy cool weather. It changed from one thing to the next seemingly every five minutes. Ironically, we are in a long …
Tahoe Rim Trail: Day 2
Day 2: 24 Miles Today was mostly cold, very windy, and, in the afternoon, wet. For most of the morning we climbed, so the cold wasn’t so bad. We stopped for lunch in the sun near a lake, but the …
Tahoe Rim Trail: Day 1
Day 1: 18 Miles Yesterday, as we drove in to Tahoe, it started snowing. We were glad not to be on the trail in that weather, and glad no more was in the forecast. Still, it was a chilly morning …
Our Upcoming Adventure on the Tahoe Rim Trail
The largest freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is one of three pristine lakes in the US. The Tahoe Rim Trail meanders in a wide loop around Lake Tahoe for about 165 miles. While it circles the lake, …
Mount Jefferson Wilderness on the PCT
Last week, Paul and I flew up to Redmond, Oregon, to hike through the Mount Jefferson Wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail. When we hiked in 2017, a fire closed a 35-mile segment of trail, and we’ve been thinking about …
Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon
Six years ago, Paul and I went to the Grand Canyon. It was our honeymoon, and only our second time backpacking together. We had many lessons to learn. Our packs were too heavy, Paul got heat exhaustion, and it took …
Recipe: Trail Coconut Peanut Noodles
Ramen is a thru-hiker staple, and people get pretty creative trying to dress up their noodles. One common trick is to add peanut butter. It’s tasty and really beefs up the calories. Piñata and I also add powdered coconut milk …
