Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Distance: 147 miles ( km) Time: 5 days (7/28/11 – 8/1/11) Avg. Miles per day: 29.4 miles (47.3 km) Total Miles: 810 miles (1303.3 km) Highlights: Matteson’s at Northport: Upon reaching the end of this section, I took my second zero day at Read More …
Distance: 205 miles (329.8 km) Time: 7 days (7/21/11 – 7/27/11) Avg. Miles per day: 29.3 miles (47.1 km) Total Miles: 663 miles (1066.8 km) Highlights: The Cascades Revisited: The final stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail from Harts Pass to Manning Park Read More …
Distance: 226 miles approx. (363.6 km) Time: 8.5 days (7/12/11 – 7/20/11) Daily Average: 26.6 miles (42.8 km) Total Distance: 458 miles (736.9 km) Highlights: Edison Culinary crawl: Tiny place. I’ve seen bigger towns made of leggo. Nonetheless, in the space Read More …
DATE: December 4 to 5 START: Stealth site Blackhorse Gap, VA FINISH: Sarver Hollow Shelter, VA DISTANCE: 62.1 miles (99.9 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 31.5 miles (50.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1509.6 (2428.9 km) The Ghost who Walks: Due to increasingly shorter Read More …
DATE: December 2 & 3 START: Stealth site on the slopes of Cold Mt, VA FINISH: Stealth site near Blackhorse Gap, VA DISTANCE: 71 miles (114.2 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 35.5 miles (57.1 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1447.5 (2329 km) Crazy Chester Read More …
DATE: December 1 START: Stealth site just before Skyline Drive, VA FINISH: Stealth site on the slopes of Cold Mt, VA DISTANCE: 36.5 miles (58.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1376.5 (2214.8 km) On the scenery, social and mileage fronts today was Read More …
DATE: Nov. 30 START: Blackrock Hut, VA FINISH: Stealth site just before Skyline Drive DISTANCE: 33 miles (53.1 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1340 miles (2156.1 km) On the mileage front it was a day in two parts; the first twenty were Read More …
DATE: October 7 & 8 START: Grants FINISH: Pie Town DISTANCE: 81.6 miles (131.3 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 40.8 miles (65.6 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 2295.3 miles (3692.7 km) He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother-in law: There was a lot of gravel Read More …
DATE: September 29 to October 2 START: Wolf Creek Pass/Pagosa Springs, CO FINISH: Just past the junction of FR 137 & 139 – about eight miles before Ghost Ranch DISTANCE: 137.2 miles (220.8 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 34.3 miles (55.2 km) Read More …
DATE: September 24 to 27 START: Spring Creek Pass/Lake City FINISH: Wolf Creek Pass/Pagosa Springs DISTANCE: 115.3 miles (185.6 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 28.8 miles (46.4 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1904.5 miles (3064.3 km) Major Route Choice # 3: San Juan’s or Read More …
DATE: September 21 to 23 START: Monarch Pass/Salida FINISH: Spring Creek Pass/Lake City DISTANCE: 96 miles (154.5 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 32 miles (51.5 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1789.2 miles (2878.8 km) Freebird: A funny thing happened on September 22; for the Read More …
DATE: September 15 to 17 START: Grand Lake FINISH: Tennessee Pass/Leadville DISTANCE: 105 miles (168.9 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 35 miles (56.3 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1593 miles (2563.1 km) Lynz: The highlight of this section was not any particular view or Read More …
DATE: September 9 to 12 START: Roadside ditch, not far from Rawlins FINISH: Muddy Pass (thereabouts) DISTANCE: 169 miles (272 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 42.3 miles (68.1 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1414 miles (2275.1 km) The Beer Gods are Smiling: Maybe it’s Read More …
DATE: September 4 to 8 START: Scenic spot, just south of Lester Pass FINISH: Roadside ditch, not far from Rawlins DISTANCE: 203 miles (326.6 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 40.6 miles (65.3 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1245 miles (2003.2 km) Cirque of the Read More …
DATE: September 1 to 3 START: Turpin Meadow (six miles from Togwotee Lodge) FINISH: Just south of Lester Pass DISTANCE: 102 miles (164.1 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 34 miles (54.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1042 miles (1676.6 km) The Wind River Range. Read More …
DATE: August 29 – 31 START: Campsite OA-1 (close to Lone Star Geyser) FINISH: Turpin Meadow (six miles from Togwotee Lodge) DISTANCE: 86 miles (138.4 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 28.7 miles (46.1 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 940 miles (1512.5 km) Mack’s Revenge: Read More …
DATE: August 28 START: Six miles shy of the Western Border of Yellowstone National Park FINISH: Campsite OA-1 (close to Lone Star Geyser) DISTANCE: 27 miles (43.4 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 854 miles (1374.1 km) The Wolf: I woke up at Read More …
DATE: August 25 – 27 START: Lima FINISH: Six miles shy of the Western Border of Yellowstone National Park DISTANCE: 88 miles (141.6 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 29.3 miles (47.1 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 827 miles (1330.6 km) A Return to Peru?: Read More …
DATE: August 22 – 24 START: Just below the Divide, approximately sixteen miles before Bannock Pass. FINISH: Lima DISTANCE: 113 miles (182.1 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 37.7 miles (60.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 739 miles (1189.1 km) Mr Clean & Terrapin: Early Read More …
Taken from both my 2007 and 2012 thru hikes: Town: Stehekin. Runners up – Etna, Ashland and Cascade Locks. Restaurant/Food Stop: Stehekin bakery, Timberline Lodge AYCE buffet, Drakesbad, Morning Glory restaurant in Ashland. Lodging: Apart from the amazing trail angel Read More …