Captivating Cape Alava
Hi everyone, I'm just finishing this up at home in Amesbury, having already finished the trail a few days ago. Sorry about the timing of...
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Jeff
- Aug 27, 2017
- 10 min
Fortunate in Forks
Hi everyone, I'm writing today from... back in Amesbury, MA already! Obviously I've finished the trail and made it back home safe and...
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Jeff
- Aug 12, 2017
- 4 min
Outstanding Oympics
Hello all, Writing to you today from Port Townsend on, wait for it, THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA! I know its only been a few days since I last...
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Jeff
- Aug 12, 2017
- 5 min
Missing My Maybe Mermaid Madly (Part 2)
I once again woke early, but apparently not early enough for the fishermen who roared across the lake at 4 a.m. I finished my circuit of...
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Jeff
- Aug 12, 2017
- 4 min
Missing My Maybe Mermaid Madly (part 1)
Hi everyone, I'm writing today from Anacortes, WA, today, right near the mouth of Puget Sound, having made it successfully down to the...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Aug 12, 2017
- 6 min
Rocketing towards a Ross Lakes Reunion
It seems a bit surreal to be writing this from the comfort of home- running water, hot showers, clean clothes- luxuries that become easy...
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Kate and Jeff
- Jul 27, 2017
- 4 min
In to Oroville
Our first zero day on the trail and what a lovely one it was. The extremely generous Mcraes lent us a car and we made our way into town...
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Jeff
- Jul 24, 2017
- 4 min
Runnin' to Republic
Hi everybody, Writing to you today from charming Republic, WA. The place is unique as far as trail towns go because there are three...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jul 24, 2017
- 3 min
Taco Tuesday and Kettle Crest
July 18-20 After having made good use of the pit toilet (well, there's a topic sentence for ya!) we headed out for our 17 mile road walk....
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jul 19, 2017
- 4 min
Metaline Falls and a Fire on Halls
July 15-17 Nestled in the woods just on the border between Idaho and Washington, we packed up camp to the sound of a nearby creek and the...
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Jeff
- Jul 19, 2017
- 4 min
Bon Voyage, Bonners Ferry
Hello everyone, We're writing today from the tiny town of Northport on the Columbia River, well on our way into Washington state. The...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jul 12, 2017
- 3 min
Gettin' Our Climb on and a Yukon
July 9th-11th After gaining an extra hour the day before, we rose earlier than usual and broke camp to finish the rest of the dirt road...
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Jeff
- Jul 12, 2017
- 3 min
Koocanusa and Cascade
Hi again everyone, We're writing to you today from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, our one and only stop in the spud state (its only about 40 miles...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jul 6, 2017
- 3 min
Snowy Summits and Sweaty Days
July 3rd-5th Signs of yet another sunny day made waking up at our usual 6 am that much more enjoyable. We had our usual breakfast of...
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Jeff
- Jul 6, 2017
- 4 min
Glacier to Polebridge
Hello all, We're writing to you from Eureka, MT, our first true resupply on the trail. Seeing as we didn't have the chance to update...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jun 29, 2017
- 4 min
Glorious Glacier
6/28 Hi all, Today is our last true zero-day (a day with no hiking) for the foreseeable future. With this knowledge we left our hotel...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jun 28, 2017
- 2 min
Wall Drug, Bad Lands, Rushmore and Bear Mace
Hi all, Sorry for the lengthy posts, but I figured we'd update things as much as possible while we still had the chance; I doubt...
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jffrybrnrdn
- Jun 28, 2017
- 2 min
From Beantown to the Bean
Hi all, Sorry if these posts are out of order, we had a bit of trouble getting them up (and formatting is always a little difficult when...
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Jeff
- Jun 26, 2017
- 2 min
Blowing in to the Windy City
Hello again all, Obviously it's been awhile since posting, but then again it's been awhile since Kate and I have undertaken a long hike....
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jffrybrnrdn
- Feb 15, 2016
- 11 min
Hitching Back to Reality
Upon finishing the trail we spent a few days relaxing at the lodge in Bluff, which is run by the charismatic and curious Lex. We began...
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