Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
DATE: July 28 – July 30 (2.2 days) START: Bridge Creek (Five miles past Stehekin) FINISH: Manning Park, Canada (Eight miles past the border) DISTANCE: 80 miles (128.7 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 36.4 miles (58.6 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 2668 miles (4293 Read More …
DATE: July 23 – July 27 (4.5 days) START: Stevens Pass FINISH: Bridge Creek Camp (Five miles past Stehekin) DISTANCE: 101 miles (162.5 km)* (See below for details) DAILY AVERAGE: 22.4 miles (36 km) – includes rest/rejuvenation day in Stehekin. Read More …
Date: July 18 – July 23 (5.5 days) Start: White Pass Finish: Stevens Pass Distance: 174 miles (280 km) Daily Average: 31.6 miles (50.9 km) Total Distance: 2476 miles (3983.9 km) HIGHLIGHTS: Coffee in bed: A day out of White Read More …
DATE: July 13 – July 17 (5 days) START: Cascade Locks FINISH: White Pass DISTANCE: 147 miles (236.5 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 29.4 miles (47.3 km) – included a Nero (just a few miles hiked) in Cascade Locks. TOTAL DISTANCE: 2302 Read More …
DATE: May 11 START: Fuller Ridge FINISH: Mission Creek DISTANCE: 39.5 miles (63.6 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 232 miles (373.3 km) Began the day with a switch-backing thirteen mile hike down from Fuller Ridge. Stunning early morning views over the desert Read More …
DATE: May 10 START: Hwy 74 FINISH: Fuller Ridge (mile 192.5) DISTANCE: 40 miles (64.4 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 192.5 miles (309.7 km) Fantastic day. Covered good ground despite a challenging climb and occasionally rugged and snow covered terrain. Non-stop panoramic Read More …
DATE: May 9 START: Mile 117.5 FINISH: Just north of Hwy 74 DISTANCE: 35 miles (56.3 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 152.5 miles (245.4 km) A long, shadeless, arid stretch in 30 degree celsius weather. For people not accustomed to hiking in Read More …
Distance: 299 miles (481 km) – This total includes the extra 3 miles from Standing Bear Farm to Davenport Gap, as well as the additional 8.8 miles from Springer mountain down to Amicoala State Park trailhead. Start: Davenport Gap, TN Finish: Springer Mountain, Read More …
Distance: 235 miles (378 km) Time: 8.5 days (Oct.23-31) Start: Fox Farm Road Finish: Otter Lake Road Daily Average: 27.6 miles (44.5 km) Highlights: Sunrises & sunsets: One of the advantages of hiking the SHT in late October was that most Read More …
Distance: 128 miles (206 km) (Note: includes 10 mile detour down Palisade Creek……see below for details) Time: 8 days (9/7/11 – 9/14/11) Daily Average: 16 miles (25.7 km) Highlights: The Path Less Travelled: I love hiking off-trail. Route finding, challenging Read More …
Distance: 77 miles (123.9 km) Time: 2.5 days (9/15/11 – 9/17/11) Daily Average: 30.8 miles (49.6 km) Total Distance: 205 miles (329.8 km) Highlights: Minaret, Cecile and Iceberg lakes. Cascade Lake and the views on the subsequent climb up to Sky Read More …