June 5th

Packing for a long walk across a range of environments, away from cell service, electricity, clean water, or shelter requires some combination of planning, purchasing, and tolerance. Anything you choose to add to your pack comes with a coat in terms of money, weight, and space. Those who prioritize minimizing weight are known as ultralight…

Since we spend so much of our time walking and thinking about food, it’s quite the treat when the trail provides us with a little snack. There’s usually not a lot of calories to be found from foraging (especially when foraging in a sustainable way), but today (August 22) we feasted on huckleberries. For almost…

When researching the PCT there wasn’t much said online about the section in Oregon. Once we started getting within a couple hundred miles of the state, most of the talk was that Oregon is “flat & fast” – almost like a brief buffer between the spectacular scenery of Northern California and Washington. There’s even an…

Kristi and I left San Diego for Campo, CA on Saturday May 6. The southern terminus of the PCT is at the Mex-US border just outside of Campo. We had unseasonably cool weather which was perfect for hiking. The first leg of our walk covered 76 miles ending at the Stagecoach Trails RV Resort. We…

73 days, 920 miles I just retired my first pair or trail shoes and replaced them with the same model Brooks Caldera 6 Pro Membership Get the data serious foragers use to find more mushrooms Free members get soil temps, precipitation, and ecoregion data. Pro unlocks the layers that help you narrow down exactly where…