My second surgery is quickly approaching, so I thought that it would be beneficial to sit down and think about how I want to handle this...

When Craig and I returned from our backpacking trips in 2023, my nephew Eli told us that he really wanted to go camping with us. It was a...

We are only 7 months into 2024, but man oh man, this year seems to really keeping us on our toes, and putting a lot into perspective. I...

It has been a minute since I have sat down to update this blog. 2023 was an amazing year, we backpacked almost 1000 miles of the PCT and...

A lot has changed since we updated the blog last, and this is a difficult post to write. I have been putting it off for a bit while...

"What am I doing out here?" "I am no where near qualified to be traversing this terrain in snow" "What if a bear shows up right now"....

A Flip Flop to be exact. This is what hikers call a thru hike in which they cover the trail segments out of order. The approach has...

What a wild ride the last two hundred miles have been. We left Wrightwood later than planned and had a 17 mile road detour ahead of us....

After the snow subsided we took the trolley back to the trail to make our way to Wrightwood for our next town stop. The terrain and...

We left Idyllwild late, getting to trail at around 10. The next stretch winded its way up San Jacinto over 60 miles. We anticipated a lot...

This week we passed the 150 mile marker which means we are 1/20th the way through the PCT! The days are starting to get hotter in the...

On 4/12 we made it to the southern border and started our arduous trek to the land of syrup and hockey. The 2 hour ride on the 894 bus...

We have officially been on trail for one week! We are taking a Nero in Julian CA (we walked only 2.5 miles) and hitched into town. Julian...

Day 1-4 on trail: campo to mt laguna 42 miles Day 1- miles 0-11 ish Started at the terminus after taking a bus from El Cajon and walking...

Holy moly, in just five days from today we will be spending the first of many many nights on the Pacific Crest Trail! The past few weeks...

In early 2022 I finally gave in and made an appointment with a dermatologist to get a spot on the back of my arm biopsied, after many...

As of yesterday, March 12, Craig and I are one month away from taking our first steps on the Pacific Crest Trail-ahh! I can't believe how...

With the popularity of the Pacific Crest Trail growing in size, a permit is required for hiking the continuous trail. And let me tell...