I have been following a few PCT hikers this year (2023) and as one of them has been posting from Oregon it has me thinking about my own time on the Pacific Crest Trail so I decided to finally get these posts from that time out of my drafts. I hope you enjoy them! July…
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A Trail You Should NOT Attempt. Really.
JUST DON’T DO IT. NOT SAFE. NOT WORTH IT. LOST TRAIL. And if you are still thinking about doing it, it would be 18.9 miles round trip from the trailhead. Still here?? Well, Elizabeth and I set out for a few days on the Siouxon Creek Trail in mid-August (2022) as we have been planning…
No, The Other Round Mountain
Ever since the hubs and I spent time snowshoeing on Segelson Ridge, he has wanted to go back and summit Mount Higgins. He’s been out a few times now in hopes of tagging the craggy peak after researching other people’s tracks but without success. Labor Day weekend was the one weekend the hubs and I…
The Sauk Mountain OG
I can’t remember when I first learned that there was an “old” Sauk Mountain Trail that had been decommissioned when they built the “new” Sauk Mountain Trail but ever since, I have wanted to find it and hike it. Maybe it was while perusing the pages of NWHikers or maybe I saw a hint of…
That Weekend We Backpacked Into Stehekin On The Lakeshore During Wildfire Season And Saw Two Bears and A Moose!
I have been reading this week on social media about how despite being at over 125% of our annual snowpack right now, we are also looking at the inevitability of drought conditions. The month of April was the driest it has been in years and they are already advising hikers to get the most out…
Have You Ever Had To Nibble At A Bucket List Item?
I have a mental bucket list of hikes and snowshoes I want to do in my lifetime with a snowshoe loop around Crater Lake being one of them. Ever since hiking to this national park on the Pacific Crest Trail, I always said I would come back to do a circumnavigation during the winter months….