We still had to hike through more of Glacier National Park, but it was the southeast corner, nobody hiked there. There was a trail, the park service ...
Border to East Glacier
I made a final decision to hike the CDT about 4 months before I started walking. Two friends I'd met on the PCT were already planning the same trip, ...
Preface
The first day I started hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 1999, someone told me that the trail had ruined them. At the time, I thought it was a cute ...
Costa Rica
When does a trip begin? Is it the 4 am pickup from the airport shuttle? When you check your bags at the airport? When you get on the plane? When it ...
Afterthoughts
Does the trail ever end? People often ask me, "How was your trip?". I don't know what to tell them. "Great.", just isn't enough. It was more than one ...
Rainy Pass to Manning Park
Refreshed and ready for our final days on the PCT, we headed up the mountains north of Rainy Pass. The recent snow accented every rock and ridge on ...
Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
The weather was still nice, but we knew it wasn't going to last. A giant cold front was headed our way from the Gulf of Alaska. There wasn't anything ...
Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass
For the first time in over 2000 miles, I was in somewhat familiar territory. I had hiked the start of section J twice before. Those had felt like ...
White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
I was back in the woods again. The trail immediately north of White Pass was more "walking by the woods and next to mountain lakes". It was pretty, ...
Cascade Locks to White Pass
For 3 days I stared at the Bridge of the Gods - an old metal structure spanning the Columbia River at Cascade Locks. Washington was just a few steps ...