August 8th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 23 Start Location: Mile 2323 End Location: Mile 2346 End Location GPS: 47.10647, -121.40329 We woke up not in a cloud, so we started the day dry and ahead of the game. Carolyn’s heels felt better after a good night’s rest and we were hiking by 6:30 up a steep […]
September 7th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 17 Start Location: Mile 2306 End Location: Mile 2323 End Location GPS: 46.89391, -121.50250 The day started out wet, cold and in a cloud and never really broke free from that model. We were treated to a few stray rays of sunshine and a patch of blue sky not even
September 6th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 14 Start Location: Mile 2292 End Location: Mile 2306 End Location GPS: 46.76384, -121.42612 It was so hard leaving our studio dream house this morning but somehow we managed to get going around 10 AM when the rain was stopping. Everything was in a cloud as mist and low clouds
September 5th, 2016 Zero Day in White Pass There is supposed to be bad rains tonight totaling near two inches of total rainfall, so it was an easy decision to stay in the very nice accommodations one more night. We also got a nice surprise when Stewart, the gentleman who contacted us via Facebook, offered
September 4th, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 Start Location: Mile 2272 End Locatiom: Mile 2292 End Location GPS: 46.64365, -121.37929 We woke up in freezing temperatures. The ground was hard and the plants were frosty with a fuzzy like coating of frost. An inversion hung over the valleys but we were above it in the sun
September 3rd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 25 Start Location: Mile 2247 End Location: Mile Mile 2272 End Location GPS: 46.49332, -121.46403 We woke up cold and stayed that way the whole day. Walking through the woods was similar to walking through a car wash, the bushes and brush acting like those big sloppy blue washer things
September 2nd, 2016 Miles Hiked: 5 Start Location: Mile 2242 End Location: Mile 2247 End Location GPS: 46.30492, -121.51753 Today was a total washout. The rain continued all through the night battering our tent and never stopped until 7:00 PM the following day. We woke up to the cold and wet and decided to sleep
September 1st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 16 Start Location: 2226 End Location: 2242 End Location GPS: 46.25573, -121.52063 We had a great stay at Kelleys Trout River Inn, such wonderful hosts and superb huckleberry muffins. Doug Spencer, local trail angel, graciously gave us a ride back up to the trail with another hiker, Venture, who we
September 5th, 2016 Zero Day in White Pass It’s supposed to rain nearly 2 inches tonight so we opted for another day at White Pass to be out of the worst of the weather. Better to start the day dry and hike in a little rain and set up the tent dry when the rain
August 31st, 2016 Miles Hiked: 20 Start Location: Mile 2206 End Location: Mile 2226 End Location GPS: 46.16164, -121.63239 We woke really early and were hiking in the pitch black by 5:20 AM. It’s fun hiking in the dark by headlamps and then being able to see the world turn into daylight slowly and effortlessly.