Day 174: Boundary Trail to Manning Park

Day 174: Boundary Trail to Manning Park

Start point Boundary Trail (PNT) and tentsites, mile 2651.7 End point Northern Terminus, mile 2655.2 Manning Park, British Columbia, approximately 8.5 miles past the Northern Terminus Miles hiked 3.5 US ~8.5 Canadian ~12 total Wilderness area Okanogan National Forest...
Day 173: Holman Pass to Boundary Trail

Day 173: Holman Pass to Boundary Trail

Start point Holman Pass, mile 2638.3 End point Boundary Trail (PNT) and tentsites, mile 2651.7 Miles hiked 13.4 Wilderness area Okanogan National Forest Pasayten Wilderness The day on trail I love sleeping outside, and this tent site was so nice. I wish I got a...
Day 172: Harts Pass to Holman Pass

Day 172: Harts Pass to Holman Pass

Start point Harts Pass, mile 2624.7 End point Holman Pass, mile 2638.3 Miles hiked 13.6 Wilderness area Pasayten Wilderness Okanogan National Forest People I met Mission Control and Spot The day on trail I got up stupid early. It was still dark. And the whole campsite...
Day 171: Chelan to Mazama

Day 171: Chelan to Mazama

Wow it was nice to sleep last night. Yesterday was so fraught with uncertainty that it was piling on with stress. We got up and it was just so pretty. Unfortunately, we found there was a black widow nest with a resident spider in a crack under one of the planks of...
Day 170: Stehekin to Chelan

Day 170: Stehekin to Chelan

My goodness today is gonna be busy. We have to get back to Chelan then try to start hitching to Mazama to get back on the trail. We packed up and started with a mediocre breakfast at the lodge and restaurant. They shorted us a pancake, and when you’re supposed to get...
Day 169: Skykomish Jump to Stehekin

Day 169: Skykomish Jump to Stehekin

Start point Skykomish End point Stehekin Miles hiked 0 — hitch only Wilderness area N/A People I met Beth’s aunts The day on road I got up and checked conditions. The trail is still very, very much shut down. The fires are very much raging. There’s no rain in...