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Jeremy and Kristi on the PCT

Jeremy and Kristi on the PCT

Kristi and I have been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since May 6. We are currently in Southern Oregon near Ashland and should be to Crater Lake early next week. I’m posting updates on our trek to my personal FB and IG pages as well as a trek-specific blog section...

Just the Trail – Etna to Ashland

Just the Trail – Etna to Ashland

This latest section began in Etna, CA with our neighbors Pat & Carl. Etna is a 50min drive from the California-Oregon border. It took us 6 days on the trail These final miles of California were stunning. We walked through more burn areas but we also walked...

Jeremy and Kristi on the PCT

A day in the life: August 1, 2023

I recently found myself struggling to describe how we spend the majority of our time on trail (walking) so I decided to capture random moments throughout one day to provide a better description of what we’re up to out here in the woods. While every day includes some...

Mushrooms of the PCT – NorCal

Mushrooms of the PCT – NorCal

Kristi and I completed our first 1000 miles on trail heading into Castle Crags near Dunsmuir, CA. Here are most of the interesting mushrooms we found in this section from mid July. This video is a pretty accurate representation of what any dedicated mushroom-searcher...

We’re having a heatwave…

We’re having a heatwave…

For the past week we have been hit by the heatwave that has taken over a good part of the southwestern US. This has meant temperatures in the high 90s and low 100s during large parts of the day - especially the hours when we typically walk the most miles (~10am to...

New shoes

New shoes

73 days, 920 miles I just retired my first pair or trail shoes and replaced them with the same model Brooks Caldera 6

Where’d we come from, Where’d we go?

May 6 - started from Cal/Mx border at Campo, CA June 21 - left the PCT from Walker Pass near Tehachapi Jun 21-27 - spent 6 days in Sacramento Jun 27 - Back in trail at Donner Pass near Truckee/Reno (trail mile 1154 - our mile~650) Jun 27-Jul 6 Donner Pass to Quincy...