Category: backpacking
Pacific Northwest Trail Sections 9 & 10 – Olympic National Park
We’re wrapping up a westbound thruhike of the ~1200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) as part of a group of six lean, tan superheroes. Read our experience hiking through Olympic National Park from the high mountain passes to the 60 mile beach walk to… Continue Reading “Pacific Northwest Trail Sections 9 & 10 – Olympic National Park”
Pacific Northwest Trail Section 2 – Eureka, MT to BONNERS Ferry, ID
We’re out on a thruhike of the 1200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) as part of a group of six experienced hikers. Read our experience getting our collective butts kicked on the rugged and challenging PNT in Section 2. Click here to read Section… Continue Reading “Pacific Northwest Trail Section 2 – Eureka, MT to BONNERS Ferry, ID”
Pacific Northwest Trail Section 1 – GLACIER National Park to Eureka, MT
After riding 2200 miles of the Western Wildlands Route on our bicycles, we stashed our bikes in Missoula (thank you Bicycle Hangar!!), bussed to Whitefish, and met up with the gang in Glacier National Park to begin a 1200 mile westbound thruhike of the… Continue Reading “Pacific Northwest Trail Section 1 – GLACIER National Park to Eureka, MT”
Summer of Summits: Maroon Bells & Pyramid Peak
Day 37 – 10 miles biking / +500 ft elevation gain After completing Castle and Conundrum Peaks, we were stoked for a day off. We spent our day eating a lot of food, catching up with friends, and mostly not working out even though… Continue Reading “Summer of Summits: Maroon Bells & Pyramid Peak”
Thruhiking the Arizona Trail – Superior to Flagstaff
We are having a blast hiking the incredibly beautiful Arizona Trail! We’ve been from the desert floor to alpine mountain tops and back again and have completed about 570 miles of nearly 800 miles in 23 days. Here’s our week 3 breakdown… Day 14.… Continue Reading “Thruhiking the Arizona Trail – Superior to Flagstaff”
Thruhiking the Arizona Trail: Mexico to Superior
Well, I usually try to break these posts up into smaller pieces, but I haven’t had signal or wifi or time, so I’m gonna do my best to keep this 300 mile post brief. Holy cow, WOWZA, the Arizona Trail is a banger. Nonstop… Continue Reading “Thruhiking the Arizona Trail: Mexico to Superior”
What to Expect from a NOLS Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course
This February, Sean and I decided to expand our outdoor education by taking a 9 day Wilderness First Responder (WFR, commonly called Woofer) course accredited by the internationally recognized National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Although not required by our upcoming guide jobs in Alaska… Continue Reading “What to Expect from a NOLS Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course”
Powered by Plants – Vegan Backpacking on a Thruhike
Is it possible to thruhike vegan? ABSOLUTELY 100%!!! Since adopting a vegan lifestyle in 2017, my husband and I have hiked nearly 4000 miles on a plant based diet including about 500 miles on the Colorado Trail (CT), over 2500 on the Continental Divide… Continue Reading “Powered by Plants – Vegan Backpacking on a Thruhike”
Thruhiking the Conti D: An Overview of the Continental Divide Trail
CDT 2018 Overview Our Stats Mexico – Canada, Northbound April 25 – August 18 Total Miles Walked – 2530.5 116 Days 12 0-Mile Days Miles Per Day Average – 21.8 Miles Per Day Average w/o 0’s – 24.3 Most Miles in 1 Day –… Continue Reading “Thruhiking the Conti D: An Overview of the Continental Divide Trail”
Bob Marshall. Glacier. Canada – Finishing the Continental Divide Trail
As a group of five, we left the tiny town of Augusta, MT, with one week and just over 200 miles to Canada. We picked up the trail from Benchmark Ranch and began walking through the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We started later than usual… Continue Reading “Bob Marshall. Glacier. Canada – Finishing the Continental Divide Trail”
Infinite Geography 