Date: 4/16/19 Miles: 21.0 Total Miles: 21.0 There’s very little that the Pacific Northwest and the desert Southwest have in common, except for one important detail: they’re both landscapes defined by water. So much of the lush green Pacific Northwest and it’s snow-capped peaks is owed to its surplus while the arid desert and mesa…
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Forever a Student
Date: 9/11/18 Miles: 14.3 Total Miles: 171.0 No two hikes are ever the same and no matter how many miles you have under your feet there’s always something more to learn—that’s part of what makes it so much fun. Whether it’s learning how to not shower for a week or more (surprisingly easy) or learning…
The Five Senses
Date: 9/10/18 Miles: 18.3 Total Miles: 156.7 Sandwiched in between the snowy Crystal Range to the west and the parched Carson Range to the east, Lake Tahoe sits as the second deepest lake in the country and somewhere deep within its inky blue waters lies the California-Nevada state line. This morning we watched the sun…
Limits
Date: 9/9/18 Miles: 16.9 Total Miles: 138.4 When I reached out of my hammock and lit the stove for coffee, the contrast of the dull warmth of the stove’s heat against the chill of the morning air only amplified how cold of a night it had been. Nestled into a basin all its own, Star…
The Movable Cheering Squad
Date: 9/8/18 Miles: 17.6 Total Miles: 121.5 The southern portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail sweeps well away from the lake itself, so much so that it’s possible to forget the lake is even there at all let alone your orientation to it. Today, however, we began making our turn back towards the lake while…
