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Week 23: the inevitable end
As we approached the northern terminus Dan and I struggled to comprehend the one thing that was definite from the start: one way or another our time
Week 22: the home straight
Rain and wet gear resumes to be a problem within the Washington stretch. However, despite this, Washington continues to deliver spectacular scenery
Week 21: a moment of doubt, vampire hunting, and the return to trail
Washington continued to test our desire to reach Canada. The awful air quality from wildfire smoke made it unwise to hike. Keen to make the best of a
Week 20: the beginning of the end
Our first week in Washington has been far from what I had expected. In the first half of the week we found ourselves strangely detached from trail. A
Week 19: “I’m more likely to get hit by a car than eaten by a bear”
The above line was one I often resorted to when loved ones would worry about the dangers involved in hiking the PCT. Little did I know how I was
Week 18: a trail days reunion
The week started strong with a road trip to Trail Days. This is an event for hikers and gear vendors to come together in celebration of all things
Week 17: the blue of a volcano
Do not be fooled by what hikers say - Oregon is not flat. It is a lie! We are still climbing upwards and feeling the ache of hiking two thirds of the
Week 16: thunder and smoke
It’s been a dramatic week on trail. The Big Cliff fire broke out after a lighting storm and we self-evacuated from the trail and made the difficult
Week 15: the zoomies
After reaching the halfway mark behind schedule, there was a sense of urgency to fly through the miles this week. There was some excitement with the
Week 14: Whoa, we’re half way there
Big progress was made this week. First, our trail family reassembled looking almost identical to the group we were back in Julian, almost 1250 miles
