The fabeled Hiker Feed was indeed an event, but after meeting the trail angel host, Fruit Bowl, we learned the 18th annual dinner was beginning the following afternoon, well after the time we'd be passing the mile marker. Such is life. We had a lovely evening at mile 26 at Boulder Oak Campground for the … Continue reading Beautiful friends in beautiful places
First report to you live from the trail! Uncle Kevin & Humberto hosted us for 2 nights at their home in Escondido and saw us off at the Southern terminus at the Mexico border at Campo, CA. It was wonderful to have time to spend with them for the night before we started. Having family … Continue reading First Report from the PCT
We were about two weeks out from our proposed start date for the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) and we still had a few things to tidy up. Our plan at that point was to have her father act as our bounce box, shipping us gear as needed. We meticulously went through all our guide gear … Continue reading Two weeks out from the PCT
I've received a ton of questions as of late, about food. What to eat? Where to buy? How much should it cost? Nutrition is a big part of long-distance hiking - you need that energy to put down big miles. Hiker Hunger is a real thing and it can be devastating to your emotional outlook. … Continue reading Food, Nutrition, and Value when Thru-hiking
We have researched and purchased the best options for us on the trail. Some new additions to our arsenal are: Zpacks Duomid tent, Thermarest Xlite sleeping pad, Bear Vault 500 bear can, Loco Libre Ghostpepper topquilt, Osprey Exos 58 Pack, SOG Traction Tanto, and a Gerber BG Scout. Some of these items were purchased back … Continue reading Upgrading Gear: Dollars per Ounce
Back to Thailand, to find a home till March. We couldn't have been happier to be back in a world where our life wasn't in danger all the time while travelling. Our first stop was the border town Nong Khai where the innumerable amount of old, white Brits outnumbered the mosquitoes. We were astonished at … Continue reading Europe’s Florida?
Laos, pronounced "Lao", had started off terribly. I was awake for the whole ordeal; the winding roads at high speed, reckless driving, and near misses. I knew we would crash, I knew it like I knew the back of my hand, it was going to happen. I was awake when it happened. I was aware … Continue reading A week in Laos, a week too long
Our visas were set to expire the next day, so we set our course for Laos. We knew we would receive a month-long visa upon arrival at the border. Though we hadn't planned to stay in Laos that long, it would give us plenty of time to work out our strategies for the duration of … Continue reading Our Crash Landing into Laos
With a week left of our Thailand visa, we continued north toward our planned border crossing, though still undecided of whether to go to Myanmar or Laos. Tom, Steve, & I caught the morning train to Chiang Mai, which turned out to be a small commuter train, with fairly limited seating considering we had another … Continue reading New Year in the North
Back to the train we went to continue our journey north. The next largest town along the train line was Phitsanoluk. We settled into our 3rd class seats, working to be in seats out of the sun, as any seasoned 3rd class traveler should strive for. An hour north, we passed through the monkey town … Continue reading New temple, New friend
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