I woke up to rain and was feeling pretty fucking devastated. There was a chance that it would burn off through the afternoon but the clouds were high and thick and misty raindrops cascaded to meet the soft mud and […]
In the morning I cried some more and then I went to chat it out. The mosquitoes were ferocious and I paced around Caiti's tent while I explained how I was feeling and why …
I'm on the trail at 8:15am a full hour before my standard Did not eat enough breakfast though. Right out the gate we had our first water crossing and there were three slap dash gnarled log bridges …
The second day's 10 miles were far more manageable than day one's 4 miles. Gorgeous views of Adams and brisk cold milky streams of glacial run off punctuated endlessly populated wildflower meadows and wild flowered ridge …
For obvious reasons our 2020 return to trail got cancelled. But when Caiti asked if I wanted to tackle Washington for August of 2021 it seemed like a no brainer. Day 1 of Trout Lake …
Day 127 : Brown Mountain Brown Cow Miles Hiked: 6.6 Mile Camped: 981 Early in the day I passed Uncle Eddie and Sponge - two of the guys I fished the Kern with before flipping to Oregon. They’ve …
Day 119 :: Rim Alternate Miles Hiked: 18.5 Mile Camped: Motel in Klamath Falls After spending the night in The Chemult Flying J catching up on the blog and hatching future plans I walked back out to the …
Day 114 :: Whitefish Creek Alternate Miles Hiked: ~4 Camped: Diamond View Lake Leaving Shelter Cove I came across a carcass. It looks as if it has been locked in snow until everything melted just a short …
Day 108 Dumbbell Lake Miles Hiked: 6.4 Mike Camped: 705.9 SOBO It was time I got back to it and Doug was kind enough to drive me back out to Elk Lake. After fond farewells and thanks …
Olympia to Bend to Santiam Pass Day 100. Mile Camped: 654 SOBO After a couple of days of delay we finally left Olympia to meet our steps in Central Oregon where we left trail before Country Fair. Nik generously …
