Tararua Forest Park
Written by Lucie Over Easter 2017, Mark and Lucie went to Wellington to hang out with Lorelei, Jake and Shirley. We had planned to do a group 2/3 day hike, but Shirley had a cold and wasn’t up to being … Continued
Written by Lucie Over Easter 2017, Mark and Lucie went to Wellington to hang out with Lorelei, Jake and Shirley. We had planned to do a group 2/3 day hike, but Shirley had a cold and wasn’t up to being … Continued
An account of our 1st overnight hike with our baby
Part 3 of Jacob and Lorelei’s post-Pacific Crest Trail adventures (read part 1 and part 2). We had to leave the hacienda around 5am to get to the airport in time for our flight to the Galapagos. This required a … Continued
Part 2 of Jacob and Lorelei’s post-Pacific Crest Trail adventures (read part 1 and part 3). We were very lucky to get to stay in the mansion in Quito for three days. This meant we got to eat three wonderful … Continued
Part 1 of Jacob and Lorelei’s post-Pacific Crest Trail adventures (read part 2 and part 3). Now that we are travelling in South America, and thus are no longer tough PCT hikers, we have decided to use our real (or … Continued
Day 163 We set off from the High Bridge near Stehekin with way too much food in our packs and they were stupidly heavy. This made our hiking particularly challenging in the arid heat of the low altitude. Cashmere’s bag … Continued
This penultimate (second to last) section was another hard, but absolutely beautiful section. Day 157 (Continued) After getting dropped back at the trail by our wonderful, cool driver we started….you guessed it, hiking some more! Shortly after starting down the … Continued
This was a very hard but beautiful section with a few days of sunshine! Day 153 (Continued) After trying to sort out our lives in Snoqualmie Pass and eating lots, we started walking in the direction of the trail. However, … Continued
Day 147 (Continued) We left White Pass around 2pm or so. Almost immediately after we were back on trail it started drizzling again. There were lots of dayhikers on the trail exhibiting various levels of weather preparedness. It was Labour … Continued
Day 144 (Continued) When we had driven up the road back to trail, as soon as we got close, it started to rain. Not a great prospect. For the record, we don’t mind hiking in rain in New Zealand since … Continued