Rambling Hemlock

7/17/23 Day 9 Hopkins Lake to Canada (and back to Hopkins Lake) Washington section of the Pacific Crest Trail Jan and I made it to Canada t...

7/15/23 Harts Pass to Holman Pass Pacific Crest Trail in Washington state Good thing I had that nap on our zero day! Last night was loud in...

 Day 4 7/12/23 Butterflies and blowdowns This has been the day that Jan has been dreading. It's blowdown hell! And she knew this was c...

 Day 3 7/11/23 Out and back day 16 miles including a side trip to Snowy Lakes Today was an out-and-back day. We packed up everything we...

Day 36. Last day on the PCT this year Wasco Lake Junction 2011 to Santiam Pass 2001 8/14/2019 10 miles I’m going to miss this— waking u...

Day 7. Marble Mountain Wilderness Etna (1599.7) to Shadow Lake (1620.8) 21.1 miles My legs have extra energy after the zero in Etna. Or ...

Day 1. Pacific Crest Trail Section Hike 7/10/2019 Mile 1501 (I-5 Castle Craigs/ Dunsmuir) to 1523.5 (Helen Lake) 22.5 miles M...

4 AM. The sound of screaming. Or is it barking? Is it coming closer? Frozen, I strain to hear. Nothing. Maybe it went away. I poke my head o...

Day 9- Entering Glacier Peaks Wilderness, Washington Section K Wenatchee Pass (2479) to 2497 Thru hikers that pass us are focused on ...

Day 8- Starting Section K Stevens Pass (2461) to Wenatchee Pass (2479) At Stevens Pass, Jan and I went into town for rest and food. Th...

My plan is to take a little stroll on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) north from Grants towards Mt. Taylor.  Even since arriving to New ...