Achievement Unlocked! Tiger Mountain Trail Through-Hike

I love hiking long trails. What I don’t love about long-distance hiking, however, is being away from my family for extended periods of time. Luckily for me, there are lots of shorter “long trails” in my area to explore. The Tiger Mountain Trail (TMT) is one of those trails. Traversing the entire length of the Tiger Mountain State Forest, the TMT is rugged and wild and attracts a fraction of the crowds that flock to more popular trails with big views.

In Which Unicorn and Daniel Witness the Beginning of the Notorious Eagle Creek Fire

I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. When I realized that I would be arriving in Cascade Locks on Labor Day Weekend, I called Daniel and he made arrangements to come visit me. ecause, not only is Cascade Locks located a mere 3 hours from our house, but our anniversary is next weekend…

Pacific Crest Trail Day 140 – Behold the Mighty Columbia River!

I woke up tired this morning from my late night the previous evening. My tent was nestled in the middle of some trees just off the trail. The sky was overcast in the morning, but soon the clouds burned off. The sky was overcast in the morning, but soon the clouds burned off.

Pacific Crest Trail Day 139 – Hiking by the Indian Creek Wildfire

Today was hard. It was a long day and I was exhausted by the end of it. I started the day by crossing the Muddy Fork River. It was a rather tricky crossing that had to be made over two logs that were on top of eachother. The upper log was slightly offset, giving barely enough room to cross by scootching across on the bottom log while clutching onto the upper log.

Pacific Crest Trail Day 138 – In Which Unicorn Swoons over the Breakfast Buffet at Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge is an impressive building – it was built in the 1930s and is now preserved as a historical landmark. The breakfast buffet is renowned among through hikers – all you can eat breakfasty goodness for only $16. They had a make-your-own waffle station, pitchers of smoothies, pastries, fruit, yogurt, assorted breakfast meats, cheesy eggs… and lots of other goodies that I can’t remember. Everything was delicious and just a little bit fancy…

Pacific Crest Trail Day 137 – Sunset at Mt. Hood

I woke tired and sore from my long day yesterday. I let myself stay in my sleeping quilt a little longer than usual as a reward for yesterday’s exertions. Eventually I got up and packed up my tent. I went down to the edge of the lake to wash my hands and I glanced up to see a group of 3-4 otters swimming around the little inlet I was camped next to.

Pacific Crest Trail Day 136 – In Which Unicorn Hikes a 25-Mile Day

I hit a couple of big milestones today. I’ve officially hiked over 1500 miles on the the PCT! I’ve also hiked the highest number of miles so far in a single day – 25.4 miles! And, for those of you tracking steps, I walked 68819 steps which is a new record for me as well. I camped on the shores of Timothy Lake …

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