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Why ARE We Hiking???
Why would a massive family with five young kids want to backpack for six months at a time? A little background...
Big Trail, Big Family!
Hiya! Welcome to our madness! We’re the Netteburg Family, and we’re a little… different. Odd. Strange. Weird. But we love backpacking! Maybe we’re not so different after all. At least...
Why Am I Leaving My Family and Career?
Let me begin by introducing myself and explaining what I am leaving. Beginning March the 30th of 2023, I will be leaving my three adult daughters, three-month-old grandson, and close...
My PCT Gear List
Take a look at my "Big 4" and other gear favorites for my PCT Thru-Hike!
Possibly the Prettiest Part: PCT Days 125-128
Day 125. Miles: 6.6 Total: 2236.5 The next morning, Alisha and I buy coffee and pastries from a café in Trout Lake, and then she heads back to Portland. I...
With Nine Beers at the Snowy Mountains
Day 88: 11.5 miles. A forest near Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River to Horseshoe Lake/Mammuth Lakes I hiked out around six as usual and had a breakfast...
My Only Actual Border Crossing: PCT Days 114-118
Day 114. Miles: 9.6 Total: 2102.2 Many thru hikers have said it before, and many will say it again: my feet hurt. When I emerge from my tent the morning...
In Defense of NorCal: PCT Days 90-94
Day 90. Miles: 27.7 Total: 1485.0 In the morning, I see a buck with massive antlers. He watches me placidly while I talk to him. We're not in the Sierra...
A Short & Sweet Introduction to Picking Edible Berries Along the PCT
The west becomes a movable feast in the summer, when the mountains aren't just alive with wildflowers and fauna, but when the nature also becomes EDIBLE. The PCT corridor's beloved...
PCT CA SECTION H PART 2
CRABTREE MEADOWS TO TUOLUMNE MEADOWS MILE 766 - 942.5 CONTINUED… Day 60 - 0 miles 9 miles to town. Throughout the night, we were battered by thunderstorms. Bouts of intense...