July 3, 2014 Destination: Sandy River Today’s Miles: 23 Start Location: Mile 2131.85 Trip Miles: 41 I woke up this morning, wondering how my feet would be feeling. Last night they were sore but I wasn’t experiencing any particular pain. I didn’t feel any more sore than I remember feeling while hiking last year which felt like a good…
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Figure It Out On The Hayduke Trail
Last May while spending way too much time indoors just watching other people hike, I came across this documentary on Netflix, Figure It Out On The Hayduke by Alex Maier, on hiking this unique trail in the Southwest corner of the United States. If you want to take your backpacking up a serious notch, this…
Paleo PB&J Protein Sticks and Backpacking The Deception Creek Trail To The PCT
Jump to the recipe… One of my favorite snacks last summer was the iconic flavor combination of nut butter and jelly together in a portable stick. I took a poll on Facebook in our Paleo Hikers & Backpackers group and it turns out raspberry is the top desired jam, with strawberry coming in a close…
How To Have Fun Learning And Practicing Navigation From Home (Or Close To Home)
There is no better time than right now to learn or hone up on your compass skills. I had signed up for a Mountaineers navigation class on March 14th as a refresher since it has been about 7 years since I took my last one officially. Of course, that was cancelled but I still want…
Do You Have A Favorite Outdoor Brain Worm?
In a post I wrote last year, Maybe We Need A Few More Tourists on Public Lands, I mentioned hiking behind a young couple in bright yellow rainsuits who spontaneously began singing in a joy filled moment along the Spruce Trail in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Have you ever had that happen…
My 6 Day Adventure Hiking The Wonderland Trail-Day 6
Summerland And Bust I had to sit down to write about our last day on the trail multiple times and I am not sure why it was so hard. I guess because the end turned out to be rather anticlimactic. Sorry if anyone was holding their breath. It must have rained off and on through…