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A few reflections…

December 20th, 2012
A few reflections...

It’s been just over 2 months since our Pacific Crest Trail adventure came to an end. It feels almost dreamlike – did it really happen?! Did we actually spend 5.5 months hiking 2660 miles? Yes we keep telling ourselves; we actually did it. I’m not sure our achievement has quite hit home just yet and [...]

Cascade Locks to Manning Park (mile 2155 – 2668)

October 5th, 2012
Cascade Locks to Manning Park (mile 2155 - 2668)

So having rested for several days, psyching ourselves up for the final state, we set off and left Cascade Locks. As we crossed the Columbia River on the Bridge of the Gods we entered the Evergreen State’; Washington! Everything we had read about Washington said that we should be prepared for and expect colder temperatures [...]

Ashland to Cascade Locks (mile 1727 – 2155)

September 7th, 2012
Ashland to Cascade Locks (mile 1727 - 2155)

Oregon was a long time coming but our time here has flown by…it’s just 17 days since we left Ashland and here we are looking out over the Columbia river preparing for the final leg of our journey – Washington awaits. When we first entered Oregon we were a little disappointed. Where was the ‘flat’ [...]

Tuolomne Meadows to Ashland (mile 943 – 1727)

August 16th, 2012
Tuolomne Meadows to Ashland (mile 943 - 1727)

Since the previous progress blog post we have walked many more miles and achieved a number of significant milestones. The first milestone was reaching the half way point at mile 1325. Our reflections and thoughts on this were talked about in another blog post. We are super proud of having reached the half way point, [...]

Reflections at the halfway point…

July 23rd, 2012
Reflections at the halfway point...

By the time you read this we will have reached mile 1325 – the halfway point on our Pacific Crest trail adventure – a huge achievement and a time to reflect on what has passed and what is yet to come. We’re really proud of ourselves for getting to this point. Our longest trip before [...]