Day 26 – More pictures from the first Washington section

Finished with the sunshine coast trail!  Well, as much of it as I can do, I had to bail out a little early so I could get down to Bellingham to visit a friend before I start the superior trail.  Turns out the group I was hiking with likes to sleep in, take long lunches,…

So far everything has been incredible, this trail does not disappoint! It’s been a nice combination of beach walking and lovely hikes through dense forests.  I’ve managed to successfully avoid most of the hwy 101 walking (but not entirely).  For example, yesterday I took a “ferry” across Nehalem bay/river (the ferry was a small fishing…

Made it to Tahoe!!  These last 3 days were grueling but oh so beautiful… In the Sierras I got into a pattern, hike to a major pass and then back down to a valley.  It was basically a daily occurrence and made it easy to fall into a rhythm.  Well, I don’t have that anymore,…

Made it to Stevens Pass…  This section of the trail is absolutely gorgeous!  I really enjoyed it, of course it was a lot of constant elevation gains and drops, but once you got to the views it was oh so worth it.  And all of the snow is gone (at least trail snow), so there…

I don’t even remember my last post, was it from Stevens pass?  Seems like so long ago even though I know it was only a few days.  Anyway, I started hiking with a group of other north-bound section hikers who were finishing up their PCT hikes from previous years, so we all decided to get…

Travis is not doing well. It’s the heat, the neverending sunshine that leads to blistering hot days climbing up and down these mountains.  I can’t remember the last time I even saw a cloud.  It’s slowly wearing me down and making me wonder why I’m out here when every day is miserable 😞 I still…