JeffAug 27, 20177 minCaptivating Cape AlavaHi 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...
JeffAug 27, 201710 minFortunate in ForksHi everyone, I'm writing today from... back in Amesbury, MA already! Obviously I've finished the trail and made it back home safe and...
JeffAug 12, 20174 minOutstanding OympicsHello 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...
JeffAug 12, 20175 minMissing 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...
JeffAug 12, 20174 minMissing 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...
jffrybrnrdnAug 12, 20176 minRocketing towards a Ross Lakes ReunionIt seems a bit surreal to be writing this from the comfort of home- running water, hot showers, clean clothes- luxuries that become easy...
Kate and JeffJul 27, 20174 minIn to OrovilleOur 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...
JeffJul 24, 20174 minRunnin' to RepublicHi everybody, Writing to you today from charming Republic, WA. The place is unique as far as trail towns go because there are three...
jffrybrnrdnJul 24, 20173 minTaco Tuesday and Kettle CrestJuly 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....
jffrybrnrdnJul 19, 20174 minMetaline Falls and a Fire on HallsJuly 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...
JeffJul 19, 20174 minBon Voyage, Bonners FerryHello everyone, We're writing today from the tiny town of Northport on the Columbia River, well on our way into Washington state. The...
jffrybrnrdnJul 12, 20173 minGettin' Our Climb on and a YukonJuly 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...
JeffJul 12, 20173 minKoocanusa and CascadeHi 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...
jffrybrnrdnJul 6, 20173 minSnowy Summits and Sweaty DaysJuly 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...
JeffJul 6, 20174 minGlacier to PolebridgeHello 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...
jffrybrnrdnJun 29, 20174 minGlorious Glacier6/28 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...
jffrybrnrdnJun 28, 20172 minWall Drug, Bad Lands, Rushmore and Bear MaceHi 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...
jffrybrnrdnJun 28, 20172 minFrom Beantown to the BeanHi 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...
JeffJun 26, 20172 minBlowing in to the Windy CityHello 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....
jffrybrnrdnFeb 15, 201611 minHitching Back to RealityUpon 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...