Trail Notes

Well, that’s it. I made it. The last day on trail felt just like every other day. I walked for 10 hours and then there it was, Trail Pass. An unremarka…

Oct 7, 2019

I’m so close to the end. I feel... disoriented and already nostalgic and... a little sad, I guess. The last few weeks have been so beautiful and so so …

Oct 2, 2019

Summer seems to have departed overnight. Northern California has been so warm (110 degrees near Dunsmuir!), waking up to a hard frost near Donner Pass …

Sep 14, 2019

Years ago, backpacking the Rae Lakes Loop with a friend in early July, I ran into a PCT thru-hiker on trail for the first time. We were paused at the b…

Aug 31, 2019

Here in the State of Jefferson, it’s been hot and dry. Water has been scarce and there are long stretches with minimal shade. The trail drops 5,000 ft …

Aug 21, 2019

Walking into Ashland yesterday, I caught my first glimpse of Mt. Shasta. It felt like looking toward home. I have less than 1,000 miles left on this li…

Aug 14, 2019

Things I can’t do after hiking 25 miles a day: Mental math Feel anything whatsoever in my right big toe Write coherent sentences Here’s how a 20+ mile …

Aug 1, 2019

After many weeks of fog and rain and cool to downright cold days, we’ve walked into summer at last. The weather has been clear and sunny, stratovolcano…

Jul 28, 2019

I hit my personal 1,000 mile mark hiking into Snoqualmie Pass. It’s a big number (and also not even half way!). Just when I was thinking about hitting …

Jul 15, 2019

Rainy Pass, Cloudy Pass, Foggy Pass, Windy Pass, Brush Creek. These names say it all. In Washington you earn your views and sunny days are minor miracl…

Jul 5, 2019

Hello from Mazama! Washington served up a rough start but it’s great to be back on trail. Starting north from Hart’s Pass to tag the border in a little…

Jun 26, 2019

I’m off trail at the moment (im)patiently waiting to head southbound. It is a funny thing to be inbetween on a multi-month adventure. I have been doing…

Jun 15, 2019

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