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Old Stompin’ Grounds, New Adventures – New Mexico
Maggie and I explored a good portion of New Mexico in the three years we lived there. Even so, it is thrilling to look at a map and find there is yet more to do. Fired up by the recent backpacking trip in Montana, I felt compelled to get out and explore new places in…
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Una Boda en Colombia – Cali
15-20 June 2023 No, not that Cali. My cousin invited Maggie and me to his wedding in Cali, Colombia. This wasn’t necessarily intended to be a destination wedding. Rather, his fiancé (now wife) is from Cali and it made the most sense for the American invitees to make the trip instead of the reverse. Maggie…
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A Fork in Our Trail
For sixteen months, Maggie and I were rarely more than a stone’s throw from each other. Sharing in all the sights, sounds, and smells from far corners of the globe, and making new memories together everyday. Routines of normal working life make spending so much time with your significant other impossible, unless you somehow work…
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A Castle of Rock and Ice – Cerro Castillo National Park
Well into Patagonia by this point, Maggie and I were eager to explore the mountains. We continued south to a small, but epic national park where we got out for a full value day hike. 18 January 2023 Maggie and I got our day going on the Dolphin Rocks just off the Carretera Austral. We…
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Berries, Beer, and Rainier – White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
The crown jewel of Washington state – Mount Rainier. If you’ve been keeping track, then by now you may have noticed the PCT doesn’t actually go over any high peaks. Rather, the trail just gets close enough for a good view. Mt. Rainier is one peak I was happy to admire from a distance as…
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It’s All Good in Mt. Hood – Government Camp to Cascade Locks
Mount Hood – Oregon’s conspicuous crown jewel. Another lonely Cascade volcano standing 11,240 feet above sea level, Mt. Hood holds glaciers and snow fields year round. The PCT would take us around the flanks of this massive mountain, showing us the magic of what happens when high altitude meets temperate rain forest. Day 135 –…
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Extrusive Volcanic Exclusive – Ashland to Crater Lake
Oregon has a reputation amongst PCT hikers for being flat and boring. I would tend to agree, for some stretches anyways. Nevertheless, the Cascades delivered the volcanic goods on occasion throughout this 100 mile walk to Crater Lake. Day 114 – 0 miles/1718 (7/19/22) Laundry was our top priority. Have I mentioned that we wear…
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Traversing the Trinity Alps – Mt. Shasta to Etna
This section is perhaps one of my favorite hidden gems of northern California. The shift in geology from the white granite Sierras to the extrusive igneous (volcanic) andesite and basalt of the Cascades was instantly noticeable. However, the extrusive volcanic rocks are not continuous across the entire length of the Cascades. Enter the Trinity Alps:…