San Luis Obispo California

Visiting Molly at the establishment- intentional community living house in slo
Hiked to the top of bishops peak
Hiked to the top of Valencia Mountain in mdo
Hiking to the top of Madonna peak
Fresh bread from bread bike
Several mocha stops
Early mornings coffees downtown
We ran into the bike bread truck
Mollys establishment home with 18 other housemates
Hiking to the top of high school hill
Great views from too and very steep trail down
Morro bay visitor on windshield
Painting at morro bay
Pano of morro bay
Evening light at the coast

More Monterey trip

Volunteering at Monterey bay 1/2 marathon
Our volunteers shirts !
Monterey coast
Hiking at garapotta state park
More hiking at garapotta
We crossed the highway 1 and climbed up the creek also in garapotta
More hiking on coast north of point lobos
Windy evening at the beach

Monterey Bay and van test weekend

Biking in corrolitos outside of Santa Cruz
Another bike ride at elk horn slough
Watching the sunset just north of Monterey
Stealth camping in pacific grove ca
Biking the 17 mile drive from pacific grove to Carmel and back
Famous tree on 17 mile drive
Road biking
Biking
Inside van with new build out cooking

Bay Area visits / biking in sf

Hiking Byrne preserve
Biking in Golden Gate Park
Visiting ellie in sf
New friend Elliot from hidden villa
Visiting fellow pct hiket Ines in Los Altos
Biking near Santa Cruz
Stops at coupa cafe for a mocha

Zion national park hike

Start of a 14 mile into Zion
Cliffs
Call colors
Our hiking group in Zion
Hiking near angels landing
Hiking down to valley
Just outside park at local friends house
More Zion park

Heading to trout lake

After a night stay at the interstate 90 stop we headed south.

We re connected with this group of hikers that we had met before and they shared this photo and newspaper article
Here is the group
I 90 at pct crossing
Heading south
Early hiking

Timpanogos hike

Starting the hike
Climbed about 5.5 miles up
Up at the hut
Climbing down
Fall colors
Mountain goats
Other fall colors

Stevens pass to snoqualmie pass

Alpine lakes everywhere
Lunch on a edge at a switch back
The crest trail as the trail is on the crest
Wildflowers in burn areas
Waterfalls daily
Morning lake at camp
Burn sections have their own beauty
Swimming in warm lakes
Trails across rock fields

More pct hiker hosting at Pinecrest

It appears that many pct hikers are making it thru the sierras and several of those hikers are staying with us at the cabin in Pinecrest. Once hikers get here from hitching off the pass, they find it very relaxing and do a full zero – 2 nights stay. They are busy resting eating and biking and sailing etc. here are some photos of the groups. Some nights we have up to 10 hikers providing dinner and breakfast and sailing lessons and music and conversations.

Pct hikers group one night
another night at dinner with hikers
More hikers
We visited caroline in Santa Rosa with her mom one weekend
More hikers
More hikers
Evening lake hikes
The lake trail in the evening
Endless pct hikers

Hiking south from stehekin

A very long and difficult 108 mile section from stehekin to Stevens pass. This 5-6 day section was epic with views but challenging with 6000 foot of elevation climbs in one day with many blow downs

Resort at this island town which is only accessible by a long hike or 2 or 4 hour boat ride
Climbing out day 1
Camping night 1
Mica lake
Epic views
Lunch on trail
Marmot
Great trail views
Dinner at lake
Older pct sign
Foraging for mushrooms and huckleberries and blueberries
Blueberries everywhere!
Trail helpers for hikers
Evening lakes

Heading south bound pct

On July 20 we started our south bound trek from the Canada border to reach the Oregon border – about 500 miles.

Tagging the Canada border
Amazing views on trail

Hosting pct hikers and friends at pinecrest

For a few weeks some pct hikers have arrived at Kennedy meadows north and we have hosted some hikers and other friends and family

Pct hiker shopper who stayed with us for a week
More friends from Santa Cruz
Hiking to swo
Hiking in strawberry
Mountain biking with mollys group
Cleo’s bath hike
Raging water at Cleo’s
Hikers and other family and friends at cabin
South wall overlook hike