Beardoh and SweetPea, Author at Long Distance Hiker

The Oregon Desert Trail (ODT)

August 13, 2019 by Beardoh and SweetPea

As we plan out our yearly calendars, it always seems that we have one or two things which serve as “anchors” to our time. They act as bases that we can then work around as we try to fit in other things we want to do. This year, we had several … [Read more...]

Great Divide Trail Photos 2018

November 4, 2018 by Beardoh and SweetPea

We learned about the Great Divide Trail back in 2013 when Beardoh was creating some overview maps for Cam Honan's 12 Long Walks talks. Over the few years since, the trail has become increasingly popular. We wanted to hike this trail when we could … [Read more...]

Great Divide Trail (GDT) – Post Hike Thoughts

November 4, 2018 by Beardoh and SweetPea

For us, it felt a lot of times that the GDT was suffering from schizophrenia…on the one hand, we were often walking through unbelievably beautiful landscapes, yet on the other hand, we encountered some of the worst trail we have come across. This … [Read more...]

GET Day 3: Reavis Canyon

April 7, 2018 by Beardoh and SweetPea

Daily Miles: 13 Total Miles: 48 Well, the cows finally found us around 2:30am, but we scared them off and luckily they didn’t come back. SweetPea was able to sleep better last night, but Beardoh was still up multiple times during the night to blow … [Read more...]

GET Day 2: Superstition Wilderness

April 6, 2018 by Beardoh and SweetPea

Daily Miles: 17.5 Total Miles: 35 We always seem to sleep poorly when we start a trail. It’s like we need to get used to the noises and sensations of sleeping outside and this usually takes a few days. We figured it would be amplified on this … [Read more...]

GET Day 1 – Superstition Wilderness

April 5, 2018 by Beardoh and SweetPea

Daily Miles: 17.5 Total Miles: 17.5 Yeah!! We’re finally on the GET! Although it seems like we’ve been looking forward to this trip for awhile, it also feels like the last five months, and especially the past two weeks, have flown by. We made it … [Read more...]

Melville to THE GULF!

November 10, 2017 by Beardoh and SweetPea

Day 68: 33 Miles We had a great time with Danny at his house. His generosity was so appreciated. He let us take his car into town to resupply, he set us up with his four wheelers to drive up onto the levy to look for alligators in his pond, he … [Read more...]