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mini-banana cream pie cups
Happy blue sky day to you all! It’s been super hot, muggy, and buggy these past few days in Maine. Finally it rained the other day and gave us some reprieve. Now it’s a blissful sunny and breezy 65ºF!...
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garlic kale with olives
Good morning! We had rain off and on all weekend here in the woods and there was something very calming about the weather. It was one of those rains that when it started on Saturday before the birds...
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rhubarb and inspiration
Hello from my little kitchen in the woods, This past week has been quite full. Full of rhubarb grown from our garden, piles of pancakes, and loaves of bread; endless blue skies, exploration, and the...
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quick updates
I can’t believe we’re nearly half way through July up here! I know I’ve been a bit behind in posting, but the true start of summer took me by surprise- a lot has been happening around here! The very...
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a break of pace; days 55-57
Day 55: PCT mile 862.3 to VVR, 19.4 miles Day 56: VVR to Edison Lake Campsite, 0 miles Day 57: Edison Lake to PCT mile 893.6, 16.25 miles Day 55, we broke down our tent site and ate breakfast quickly,...
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Red’s Meadow & Yosemite; days 58-61
Day 58: Purple Lake to Red’s Meadow, 13 miles Day 59: Red’s Meadow to PCT mile 922, 15.2 miles Day 60: PCT mile 922 to 936.3, 14.3 miles Day 61: PCT mile 936.3 to Glen Aulin, 12 miles We woke up to a...
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the last of the high Sierra; days 62-65
Day 62: Glen Aulin to PCT mile 969.5, 21.2 miles Day 63: PCT mile 969.5 to 987.5, 18 miles Day 64: PCT mile 987.5 to 1010.2, 22.7 miles Day 65: PCT mile 1010.2 to 1020.9, 10.7 miles We awoke on day 62...
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Day 66-69
Day 66: PCT mile 1020.9 to 1040.4, 20.5 miles Day 67: PCT mile 1040.4 to 1061.5, 21.1 miles Day 68: PCT mile 1061.5 to 1081.7, 20.2 miles Day 69: PCT mile 1081.7 to Lake Aloha, 16.6 miles We had...
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food & friends: days 70-73
Day 70: Lake Aloha to PCT mile 1120.4, 22 miles Day 71: PCT mile 1120.4 to mile 1143.9, 23.5 miles Day 72: PCT mile 1143.9 to I-80 rest stop, 13.7 miles Day 73: I-80 rest stop to PCT mile 1172.3, 14.7...
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good highs & lows; day 74-77
Day 74: PCT mile 1172.3 to 1191.6, 19.3 miles Day 75: PCT mile 1191.6 to 1202.6, 11 miles Day 76: PCT mile 1202.6 to 1224.1, 21.5 miles Day 77: PCT mile 1224.1 to 1247.2, 23.1 miles Day 74 started off...
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half-way to Canada: days 78-81
Day 78: PCT mile 1247.2 to 1272.2, 25 miles Day 79: PCT mile 1272.2 to 1290.2, 18 miles Day 80: PCT mile 1290.2 to 1313.3, 23.1 miles Day 81: PCT mile 1313.3 to Chester, 15.5 miles Day 78 had us wake...
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lava, and leaches, and bears, oh my!: days 82-85
Day 82: Chester to PCT mile 1338.3, 9.5 miles Day 83: PCT mile 1338.3 to 1354.5, 16.2 miles Day 84: PCT mile 1354.5 to 1379, 24.5 miles Day 85: PCT mile 1379 to 1401, 22 miles Day 82 we were able to...
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step by step: days 86-89
Day 86: PCT mile 1401 to PCT mile 1418.9, 17.9 miles Day 87: PCT mile 1418.9 to 1440.5; 21.6 miles Day 88: PCT mile 1440.5 to Butcherknife Creek, 24 miles Day 89: Butcherknife Creek to PCT mile...
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almost to Oregon: days 90-93
Day 90: PCT mile 1487 to PCT mile 1502, 15 miles Day 91: PCT mile 1502 to Braden Spring, 17.4 miles Day 92: Braden Spring to PCT mile 1541.7, 22.4 miles Day 93: PCT mile 1541.7 to 1563.6, 21.9 miles...
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Oregon, we made it!: days 94-99
Day 94: PCT mile 1563.6 to 1588.3, 24.7 miles Day 95: PCT mile 1588.3 to 1610.9, 22.6 miles Day 96: PCT mile 1610.9 to 1634, 23.1 miles Day 97: PCT mile 1634 to Seiad Valley, 19.4 miles Day 98: Seiad...
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some time off & then back to the trail: days 100-104
Day 100: PCT mile 1697 to Ashland, 19.4 miles Days 101-102, 0 miles (town days!) Day 103: Ashland to PCT mile 1734.5, 18.4 miles Day 104: PCT mile 1734.5 to 1754.9, 20.4 miles We woke-up on day 100 of...
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onward into Oregon: days 105-107
Day 105: PCT mile 1754.9 to 1777.4, 22.5 miles Day 106: PCT mile 1777.4 to 1800.7, 23.3 miles Day 107: PCT mile 1800.7 to 1818.4, 17.7 miles A good night’s rest can cure a lot of things, and...
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Crater Lake & beyond: days 108-111
Day 108: Mazama Village to Grouse Hill Camp, 14.6 miles Day 109: Grouse Hill Camp to Diamond Lake Resort, 8.7 miles Day 110: Diamond Lake Resort to PCT mile 1864.2, 18.8 miles Day 111: PCT mile 1864.2...
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the land of lakes: days 112-115
Day 112: PCT mile 1886.6 to Lower Rosary Lake, 21.6 miles Day 113: Lower Rosary Lake to Stormy Lake, 24.5 miles Day 114: Stormy Lake to PCT mile 1951.8, 20.5 miles Day 115: PCT Mile 1951.8 to 1973.7,...
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land of mountains: day 116-119
Day 116: PCT mile 1973.7 to 1993, 19.3 miles Day 117: PCT mile 1993 to 2014.5, 21.5 miles Day 118: PCT mile 2014.5 to 2034.2, 19.7 miles Day 119: PCT mile 2034.2 to Trooper Spring, 18.3 miles Mt....
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