Because of campsite placement, we had to hike 27 miles today. Usually no big deal except the terrain in Washington is more rocky and has more elevation than Oregon and Northern California. I talked ...

The smell of pancakes drifted out from the hostel kitchen. I found Jiggy and a girl from Christchurch, New Zealand already digging in. Jiggy turned out to be quite a veteran thru hiker, having already ...

Drowning in sweat, I arrived at Snoqualmie Pass, where we would stay the night. For most of the day we did a tour of all the noteworthy food places in town, starting out with pizza and ice cream (Da ...

The next heatwave has kicked off! From now, I’ve just accepted that no matter how far north I go, it will always be hot. The climate here doesn’t respect latitude in the slightest. Half ...

‘It’s one of those days you just have to push through’, Lucky Charm sagely said. And right she was! After the blissful cool or the past couple days, the temperature rose again today. ...

A perfect day. Not too hot, not too cold, beautiful views of Mt Rainier and challenging but well-maintained terrain. I ate berries, talked to Doggone (he used to be a teacher and is building a house ...

I woke up and it was cold. Proper cold. Racing along the cloudy ridges, I tried to warm myself by moving. Soon I caught up to Squirrel Daddy and hiked with him for a while. He’s starting to talk ...

Goat Rocks lived up to its name. There was a good amount of rocks and we spotted a mountain goat, high up on the ridge. In all seriousness, this was one of my favourite days on trail, Goat Rocks ...

A shorter day today, an easy 22 miles. On the way we crossed into Goat Rocks Wilderness, the place everyone raves about. Nothing spectacular to be seen yet, although the temperature is a lot nicer ...