Washington

A long day of climbing and descending, views partially obscured by a smoky haze, originating probably from the Chelan fires. I spent the day with Half and Half and Peter, the others being so far ...

The trail goes out with a bang, in many ways. The scenery is achingly beautiful and awe-inspiring beyond words. This part of Washington is like if the Sierra’s had vegetation. Then there is the ...

It is good to be healthy. Yesterday already was a good indication, but today I was certain the illness had passed. I’m back, cruising at my regular speed. Mere minutes out of camp, a big, dark ...

Due to the closure at the terminus, this was going to be our last section. One last time I refilled and packed my food bag, one last time I left town with a heavy pack. This felt so weird. It ...

My final zero of this trail and I spent it mostly lying down inside, being sick and barely eating anything beside gatorade and saltine crackers. For a brief moment I went outside to do resupply and ...

I woke up at 6am, feeling slightly better, but still quite awful. At the time, I was still of a mind to go all 21 miles to Steven’s Pass that day and forego the shortcut that cut 8 miles off ...

‘People say it don’t, but really, it do be like that sometimes’ – unknown I woke up and instantly felt awful. I’d been tossing and turning all night, having weirdly vivid ...

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 ...