Waking up to a dry tent is always a bonus … it means we don’t have to spend an hour stopping, pulling all the gear out of the backpack and…

The beautiful campsite by the lake came with the price of a really wet tent in the morning – that was expected so close to the water. But it was…

Leaving our cozy room at Der Ritterhof wasn’t easy but Stehekin and the border are calling. We have about 85 miles to hike to Stehekin where we will meet up…

A town day and a zero day so not too much to report! It was a fairly lazy day but we got our chores done. The start of the day…

Hiking out to a shower and food inspired us to keep up the pace today! As always, we had an uphill to complete, climbing to Piper Pass, then some downhill…

The camp spot at Waptus Lake was one of the best. Being able to swim, a quiet night (no creek noise) and waking up to a dry tent (condensation is…

Another beautiful day in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness! We woke up, as usual, to blue skies … the night was surprisingly cold at 3200ft (had my puffy on and closed…

The night at Ridge Lake improved as the wind died. I was actually super cozy in my quilt. When I went to bed, I filled my small 400ml Nalgene with…

Torn from the warm and dry hotel room and now trying to stay warm in my tent inside the sleeping bag with my Nalgene bottle filled with hot tea. What…

Our stay at the cabin was well-timed since it rained heavily during the night! So nice to be dry and cozy inside. The father/daughter couple ended up moving their tent…

Not much happened today 🙂 We were surprised to wake to clear skies, when the forecast had predicted the rain to start overnight. We had prepared tents and groundsheets to…

After a leisurely morning at the Packwood Inn, the owner’s son drove us to Chinook Pass around 9am. A last shower, a last coffee that is not instant 🙂 The…