Day 19: Leaving Stehekin Start Mile: 2572.4 End Mile: 2564.2 PCT Miles: 8.2 This postcard had the same tent that we used on the trail! We woke up early to repack, since we had mailed ourselves way too much food (which is better than the alternative, I suppose). We decided that we would souvenir shop … Continue reading PCT Part 4: Stehekin to Stevens Pass
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PCT Part 3: Hart’s Pass to Stehekin
We came back to Hart's Pass to finish the part of the trail that we skipped: the tail end of Section L and all of Section K. Day 15: Back to Hart's Pass Start Mile: 2623.7 End Mile: 2616.8 PCT Miles: 6.9 My incredible friends S and A graciously drove us to the trailhead, which … Continue reading PCT Part 3: Hart’s Pass to Stehekin
PCT Part 2: Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
We decided to do a few sections out of order due to high snow levels. Instead of finishing up Section L and Section K by hiking from Hart's to Stevens, we skipped a letter of the alphabet and decided to do Section J: Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie Pass. Day 8: Stevens Pass Start Mile: 2464.7 … Continue reading PCT Part 2: Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie Pass
PCT Part 1: Hart’s Pass to Canada
Day 1: Hart's Pass Start Mile: 2623.7End Mile: 2633.5PCT Miles: 9.8 To start our journey, we drove to Hart's Pass, the northernmost American trailhead of the PCT. It's about 30 miles from Hart's Pass to the Canadian border and the Northern Terminus of the PCT. Since entry to Canada was illegal due to COVID, we … Continue reading PCT Part 1: Hart’s Pass to Canada
PCT Part 0: The Before Times
As one might guess, our PCT hike of 2020 ended up looking quite different from how we initially pictured it. We had it all planned out - I would graduate in March 2020, we would start at the Mexican border in April 2020, and we would end triumphantly at the Canadian border in September 2020, … Continue reading PCT Part 0: The Before Times
The Wonderland Trail
I first learned about the Wonderland Trail when I was in junior high, hanging out with my friend K. She talked about how amazingly beautiful the trail was and how she couldn't wait to hike it. She also told me about Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), a 2,650 mile trail that stretches from the Mexican border … Continue reading The Wonderland Trail
Olympic National Park: Grand Valley Loop
We went on a 3 day backpacking trip over Labor Day weekend to celebrate our anniversary. Only a week or two before our trip, the entire state of Washington was either on fire or covered in a thick layer of smoke. Thankfully, we got some cooler weather and rain that sent a lot of the … Continue reading Olympic National Park: Grand Valley Loop
Minneapolis: Summer School
I was at the University of Minnesota for 6 weeks, which was more than enough time for me to fall in love with summertime Minneapolis. Minneapolis is a vibrant, diverse, and authentically hipster city with an extensive array of indoor and outdoor activities, fantastic food, many local craft breweries, the best park system in America … Continue reading Minneapolis: Summer School
North Cascades National Park: Ross Lake East Bank Trail
This was our first backpacking trip of the season. We had a prior commitment on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, so we only had Sunday and Monday to backpack. The trip we ended up taking was not at all what we intended. Originally, we planned to hike the Chelan Lakeshore Trail to Stehekin, which is … Continue reading North Cascades National Park: Ross Lake East Bank Trail
San Francisco Bay Area
This was a trip to visit my sibling R., who recently started working at Facebook. I have been to San Francisco before, so this post is not about the best things to do in San Francisco, but rather about what we did this weekend. Day 1: I flew from SEA to SFO at 8pm on … Continue reading San Francisco Bay Area
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