Yesterday we got our walk-up permit for the WT and actually obtained pretty much the exact itinerary that we had hoped for.  Drove up to Sunrise Visitor Center this morning from Longmire, so had a rather late start of 9:45.  Luckily everything went … [Read more...]

It was really nice this morning to be able to get back in our hammocks for awhile after getting up to go to the bathroom.  Sweetpea finally got up at about 6:50 and did some trigger point stuff and then started packing up.  Beardoh got up and we had … [Read more...]

Beardoh wasn't feeling too good today, so it was a bit of a late start and we got on the trail around 8:20.  Even with the late start, we were still the first group to leave camp today. We crossed the South Mowich River right away and thankfully … [Read more...]

Got up as shortly after waking up since the toilet was a quarter of a mile away and our toilet paper was hanging from the bear pole.   We managed to pack up quickly and get on the trail by 7:00. There was a heavy fog around our campsite and in the … [Read more...]

Got an early start on our way to Longmire.  We were on the trail by 6:45…our earliest start on this trail.  Even though we had our tarps up for the first time on this trail, it did not rain.  In fact, it turned out to be a beautiful day, albeit a big … [Read more...]

Got a later start today since we were chilly and didn't want to get out of our hammocks.  We were both wearing jackets and hats (and Beardoh even had gloves) when we started on the trail at 7:40. We passed by Box Canyon early in the day which was … [Read more...]

Got an early start and was on the trail by 6:45.  The trail started with some switchbacks down and then changed to a really wide, smooth and gradual downhill.  It was such a treat of a trail to walk.  We figured it was so nice since lots of day … [Read more...]