OREGON!!!

Picking blackberries by the trail. There were so many of them and they were so delicious. When I'm on the trail the thing I crave the most is fresh fruit, so it was such a wonderful treat to find these.
















Uhm.. Yeah we get pretty dirty out there. Getting into town and taking a shower is always the greatest thing. I feel amazing afterward when I'm not dirty, sticky and smelly!


I can not begin to tell you how excited I was to finally reach the border of California and Oregon. California was beautiful and magnificent, but LONG. 1700 miles of the same state. Getting into Oregon re-energized me and somehow makes the whole thing seem possible. I'm looking forward to the next stretch of Oregon and Washington!















Party at the border.





Piped spring. So refreshing on a hot august day.





I will be back in Salt Lake for the weekend to attend a good friends wedding. I should be back on the trail around the 24- Love Em

When I'm not hiking

Indulge in goods from Dagneys family Bakery, sent all the way from South Carolina! What you can't see in this picture is all the other hikers surrounding us drooling. We felt like we were sponserd by Strossners Bakery.





Relaxing in a Hammock. I had a foot injury and was able to chill at this trail angels place for a bit to recover. The tree house in the background was awesome.


Taking a side trip Mt. Shasta. We were going to climb it this day but I wasn't feeling well and the weather didn't look too promising. Another time.


Catching a flick(or 2, we saw Inception and Salt) in Mt. Shasta. It was great to be in a movie theater.


Enjoying the local brewery in Etna. Mmm beer!


- Love Em

Halfway!!

Taking a break on Dicks Pass, the last of the Passes. I still get so excited about being back on a dirt trail that's easy to follow.


Enjoying the down time on Donner Lake. We swam and took the kayaks out, a nice change from hiking.


The tunnel under Interstate 80. There was a moment when I thought "I could just hitch to the right and it would take me home" but it was only a moment, why would I do that!


We stayed at this backcountry cabin near Truckee for the night. It was so refreshing to be out of the mosquitoes for an evening. Ever since getting out of the Sierras the Mosquitos have been horrible, especially at dinner time.


Truckin along. The trail is starting to feel like home now. It feels like walking is what I'm supposed to be doing. My legs move unconsciously with my breath. My pack feels like a part of me, it's my turtle shell. And my poles are an extention of my arms.


Lookout Rock. Canada are you out there?


I love these pinecones that litter the Forrest floor, they are as big as Codys head.





I can't believe we've made it this far... Yet we have just as far to go. It's also hard to believe that the second half will only take us a couple months when the first half took us three. And we are STILL in California.


- Love Em