Finished!!

On September 21...I made it to the border! Sara, my Dad and my Uncle all hiked in to the monument. It was an amazing day. I...

Day 98: 2269.5 to 2303

33.5 miles Today was awesome!! We went through the goat rocks wilderness. This is one of those sections where I cannot express it in ...

Day 99: 2303 to 2315.5

12.5 miles Well today was very unexpected. So last night Samwise texted me asking where I was and that he and Sweet As were still in Washi...

Day 97: 2238 to 2269.5

31.5 miles Today the trail took us right next to Mt. Adams. It was a beautiful area. We definitely added Mt. Adams to the list of mountain...

Day 96: 2216 to 2236

20 miles So right before we went to sleep we discussed how we were probably going to get soaked from condensation in the morning. Sure eno...

Day 92: 2124 to 2155

31 miles This morning was probably the first morning that we really felt like we were in Oregon. It was foggy and cold all morning. All of...

Day 95: 2185.5 to 2216

30.5 miles Today was kind of boring. We spent pretty much the whole day in the trees. I don't think we even got any views all day. The...

Day 94: 2155 to 2185.5

30.5 miles OK the end of the trail is now getting in sight. We have passed into Washington!!! We left the Swamp. Grabbed a coffee and do...

Day 93: Zero in Cascade Locks

We ate and ate and ate. Basic zero day things. We went to the pub for dinner. Minor, Oregon and I were eating when guy in his 50's cam...

Day 92: 2124 to 2155

31 miles This morning was probably the first morning that we really felt like we were in Oregon. It was foggy and cold all morning. All of...

Day 91: 2107 to 2124

17 miles We got up and headed back to the lodge for breakfast. Timberline has an excellent breakfast buffet. It was very fancy and there w...

Day 90: 2074 to 2107

33 miles. Good day! We made it to the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. So Minor and I have started making coffee every morning. This is bec...

Day 89: 2037 to 2074

37 miles We had much better weather today. We woke up and realized we were camping at the base of Mt Jefferson. The day started with a c...

Day 88: 2001 to 2037

36 miles. Today was freezing! It was cloudy all day with a steady wind. The trail followed an exposed ridge all day as well. The clouds bl...

Day 87: 1968 to 2001

33 miles. Awesome day!! 3 sisters wilderness may be the most beautiful section of the trail so far. There were big meadows full of flowers...

Day 86: 1930 to 1968

38 miles Long day! We passed lots of lakes again. It was a pretty average big mile day where I don't remember much and getting in to...

Day 85: 1912 to 1930

17 miles We woke up and headed back to the store for a couple more snacks. There is a ski resort 2 miles down the PCT that everyone was pl...

Update

Sorry for the lack of updates. Limited service and power through this section make it tough to update. I will be at the Timberline Lodge o...

Day 83: 1844 to 1872 +7

~33 miles The morning went by pretty quick today. We left Crater Lake National Park. We passed Mt. Thielsen. We were very tempted to tak...

Day 82: 1830 to 1844

14 miles Minor got to Mazama village this morning. We went to breakfast and had the usual...eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and milkshakes. Min...

Day 84: Somewhere on the detour to 1912

~35 miles This morning was freezing!! My thermometer showed 30 degrees. So the official detour would add 10+ miles to the trail. But hik...

Day 83: 1844 to 1872 +7

~33 miles The morning went by pretty quick today. We left Crater Lake National Park. We passed Mt. Thielsen. We were very tempted to tak...

Day 81: 1793 to 1830

37 miles. I woke up early. It was 37 miles plus a 1 mile road walk to Mazama Village in Crater Lake National park. I get very motivated wh...

Day 80: 1756.5 to 1793

36.5 miles Today was a long day. The terrain was again pretty easy. But my feet have been hurting a bit. Not hurting where my foot was fra...

Day 79: 1727 to 1756.5

29.5 miles We got a little late of a start at 7:30am. The terrain was definitely easier than it has been in the last 300 miles. The slop...

Day 78: zero in Ashland

Today we took a nice zero. We spent the day eating and resupplying. In the afternoon we went to  the movies and saw The Campaign. Tonigh...

Day 77: 1699 to 1726.5

27.5 miles We took our border pictures in the morning then headed up trail so we could get into Ashland for dinner. The highl...

Day 76: 1662 to 1699 - OREGON!

37 miles OREGON!!! We made it! Done with California! We started hiking around 5:15am. The climb out of Seiad was insane! Super steep 7 m...

Day 75: 1648 to 1662

14 miles Today was a town day. We woke up early and headed the 14 miles downhill into Seiad Valley. The first 8 miles were along a nice fl...

Day 74: 1620 - 1648

28 miles. The morning started with a nice cloud cover. It kept the temps down for a few hours. Minor and I hiked together all day. We di...

Day 73: 1606 to 1620

14 miles We woke up and immediately went to Bob's diner. Jungle cookie, totem, minor, caveman and I ordered chocolate shakes to start....

Day 72: 1578 to 1606

28 miles Well I did it! I got on trail this morning around 5am. There were actually a lot more hills than I expected. I was beat all...

Day 71: 1545.5 to 1578

32.5 miles When we woke up today, we could smell a lot of smoke. The whole area was covered in smoke. We weren't sure if there w...

Day 70: 1515.5 to 1545.5

30 miles Today started with a big big climb. Then after that, it was a gradual climb most of the day. I met a hiker named Lunchbox beca...

Day 69: 1490.5 to 1515.5

25 miles The Michigan Wolverine and Even Start wake up every day at 4:30am. So I woke up with them and started hiking. It was 16 mil...

Day 68: 1458 to 1490.5

32.5 miles Well nobody had caught up to me in the night. I decided to just go my pace today. The trail this morning was awesome. I...

Day 67: 1430 to 1458

28 miles Well when I woke up at 7:30am (which is late for me), everyone else was still asleep. When I packed up in 30 minutes, every...

Day 66: 1416 to 1430

14 miles Today was a nero. We spent all morning in Burney. Relaxing in the motel and eating. There was a continental breakfast at the m...

Day 65: 1393 to 1416

23 miles. This morning I woke up to rain. I was cowboy camping (without a tent) and had to set up my tent real quick. The rain stopp...