Washington kicked my ass. Freezing rain, tonsilitis, hypothermia, hunger, general exhaustion and one day of dumping snow. Finished in the rain and cried- how do so many small moments add up to one huge thing? Collapsed at the Manning Park lodge with my friends, watched American Gangster on tv and ate the last of my … Continue reading Almost home.
Manning Park, Canada
September 23rd. BAM.
Washington is hard.
Snoqualmie pass. 268 miles from the end. Hiking through cold fog, torrential downpours, camping in damp valleys, everything is wet from the night before, the mountains are dark and there is no moon. Pulling my soaked sleeping bag over my cold core and shivering, trying to get warm. Eventually my body heat dries my sleeping … Continue reading Washington is hard.
It’s my birthday!
Hiking fast through the fog and blueberries near Rainier, almost drowned in the rain last night. Headed along the ridgetop to a cabin with a woodstove to dry out my soaked gear. Thirty was one of the best years of my life; thirty-one is going to be fucking AWESOME. Thanks for reading this blog; I'll … Continue reading It’s my birthday!
Bridge of the gods
Washington here I come!
We made it to Washington! Oregon in photos.
I've been hiking hard, feeling fast, doin it and doin it and doin it well. Oregon in pictures, all missing posts to come after I finish Washington. Sorry if the pics are low quality, wordpress just changed everything again and I can't figure it out. If you haven't received a letter or a postcard from … Continue reading We made it to Washington! Oregon in photos.
I’m in Oregon!
Readers! My blog is really far behind right now. I'd planned on bringing it up to date during my zero in Ashland, but yesterday while frantically running errands, shopping for and making my resupply boxes and schlepping things from one end of town to the other, I came to a realization- either my blog makes … Continue reading I’m in Oregon!
Day 89: Halfway to nowhere never felt so good
July 18 Mileage 29.5 Mile 1316.5 to mile 1345 plus 1 mile to water . .
Day 88: Slow and humid and slow
July 17 Mileage 22.5 Mile 1295 to mile 1316.5 + 1 mile to water . . . .
Day 87: Oh Belden and the glory of the Braatens
July 16 Mileage 15 Mile 1280 to mile 1295 . . .
CARROT QUINN 
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