PCT Day 121: Mile 2241.7 to 2258.2
August 31st, 2018 It rained last night, so this morning our tent was soaking. We packed it up and hiked about seven miles until the sun came out. Then, we took a nice break to dry out our stuff and…
Month August 2019
PCT Day 120: Mile 2218.7 to 2241.8
August 30th, 2018 This morning was very foggy and misty. It is starting to feel like fall. It has been a bit cooler and the brush is beginning to turn red. Some people hitched into Trout Lake to resupply. We…
PCT Day 119: Mile 2193.0 to 2218.7
August 29th, 2018 Five miles into today’s hike we hit a pit toilet. I was excited to use it, but Renee prefers to do her business in the woods. We have other preferences on trail that differ: I like to…
PCT Day 118: Mile 2171.6 to 2193.1
August 28th, 2018 This morning we descended from 3,000 feet to 900 feet, essentially undoing all of the progress we made since leaving Cascade Locks. There was a nice creek at the bottom where we had lunch and went for…
PCT Day 117: Mile 2150.8 to 2171.6
August 27th, 2018 We woke up very late today and didn’t start hiking until after nine. That was a good thing because it meant that we got twelve hours of sleep, which we needed after the wedding and our flights…
PCT Day 116: Mile 2146.6 to 2150.8
August 26th, 2018 Today we flew to Portland from Chicago after a fun wedding. My cousin and her boyfriend picked us up from the airport. We headed back to Cascade Locks where we had a nice lunch and some beer.…
PCT Days 113-115: Zero
August 23rd-25th, 2018 We spent three days off of the trail. First, we camped at Oxbow Regional Park with my mom, Jenny, Travis, Penny, Gabby, Danny, Eunhye, Rachel, and Flunker. We ate a lot, drank a ton of percolated coffee,…
Oregon Challenges
August 23rd, 2018 Only one state to go! We are not ready for this to be over, even though it’s not always a walk in the park. Here are some of the not so glamorous aspects of Oregon.
PCT Day 112: Mile 2121.3 to 2146.6
August 22nd, 2018 Today was our last day in Oregon! We were excited because we are car camping with Tim’s mom and two of his siblings and their families for a couple of days. It turned out to be a…
PCT Day 111: Mile 2096.9 to 2121.3
August 21st, 2018 Last night we camped on Mount Hood above Timberline Lodge, so this morning we went in to grab coffee and use the flush toilets before hitting the trail. Coffee was free, so we couldn’t resist. The air…
