"Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts." Arnold Bennett - English novelist Well, unfortunately, our getting new shoes was a change for the better BUT was full of discomfort- for me at least!Once again, real life lessons about footwear and blisters are happening. The frequency of … Continue reading 2024 CDT # 4 Cuba-Ghost Ranch-Chama NM
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2024 CDT # 3 Gila River-Pie Town-Grants NM
"Never sleep indoors. Always keep moving." quote from Andrew Forster's t-shirt. This quote summarizes how we have been living for the past 12 days. It has been an extended time of hiking days with no rest ( zero ) days due to the nature of the resupply stops. No complaints as beauty surrounded us throughout … Continue reading 2024 CDT # 3 Gila River-Pie Town-Grants NM
2024 CDT Post # 2 Lordsburg NM
Hikers on the shuttle ride May 1st 2024 Jobie & Zip This monument is situated 10 meters from the barbed wire border fence. There is a gate that is unwired in a flash and just on the Mexican side there is this comfy chair. Just beyond where Jobie sits, oasis-like in the barren, beige … Continue reading 2024 CDT Post # 2 Lordsburg NM
2024 CDT #1 The Prep
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step"- Lao Tzu Our first step was prepping the food we would need for 150 (estimated) hiking days. After confirming what was in the freezer from previous hikes, the assembly of what was needed began in the winter months. We now know what is digestible for … Continue reading 2024 CDT #1 The Prep
Fisherman’s Trail
The Fisherman's Trail is the coastline part of the Rota Vicentina network of paths in SW Portugal. It can be started or ended at various points or be intertwined with the inland path, The Historical Way. There are many excellent sites online that describe what others have chosen to do and here we present ours- … Continue reading Fisherman’s Trail
PCT 2022 # 11 STATS
Miles hiked: 2500 + Full days of hiking: 111 Days off the trail (Zero days) : 28 Average # hours hiked per day : 9.5 Longest hiking day : 13 hours Average miles per day hiked : 21.5 Most miles in an average hiking day : 32 # of resupply locations/boxes sent : 24 Average … Continue reading PCT 2022 # 11 STATS
PCT 2022 #10 Washington Finish
SNOQUALMIE PASS (mile 2394.1) to STEHEKIN (mile 2572.9). We were able to walk ourselves easily out of town back to the trail and its familiar sense of home. It is from this point that we come to realize that the "W" in Washington parallels the landscape. We climb, we descend, we climb and we descend … Continue reading PCT 2022 #10 Washington Finish
PCT 2022 #9 Washington
CASCADE LOCKS, OR (mile 2147) to SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA (mile 2394.1). Jobie and Zip ready to go with new shoes again. Humidity was high as we left the locks and slogging slowly we moved ourselves up through the trees into the mountains again. The heat caused a haze so that the few views of the … Continue reading PCT 2022 #9 Washington
PCT 2022 #8 Oregon
ASHLAND (mile 1718.7) to CASCADE LOCKS, OR (mile 2147). When we arrived in Ashland we found our van had been invaded by tiny ants during this last month while in storage. So we were actively vacuuming and wiping it down as we prepped our resupply boxes for our Oregon Blitz. There are fewer miles and … Continue reading PCT 2022 #8 Oregon
PCT 2022 #7 Northern California
DUNSMUIR California (mile 1501.2 ) to ASHLAND Oregon (mile 1718.7). As is the way of the trail towns, they are situated near rivers at lower elevations, therefore, there is always a climb out of a resupply location. We leave Dunsmuir and go up 3500' which takes us a hot 6 hours. We are now headed … Continue reading PCT 2022 #7 Northern California
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