Erin

Following along with Erin’s journey

March 19, 2011

For those that don’t know, my good friend and hiking partner Erin Saver and I were planning to do the PCT together this year. I can’t go, but that shouldn’t stop you from reading about all of her great adventures. Her blog is Erin’s PCT Thru-Hike Journal. I hope that you’ll check it out and [...]

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A few more photos from Erin’s trip on the PCT

September 21, 2010

Here are a few more photos from Erin’s trip on the PCT. A quick note, Erin doesn’t touch up her photos and I mostly just resize them, so that beautiful blue sky is really there.

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Erin: Things learned from the test run

September 17, 2010

Before Adelaide and I set off to conquer the PCT this spring, I wanted to do a practice run so that I could test out my gear and get the hang of long distance backpacking. I intended to do 260mi over 14 days and had to pull out after 9 days because of an ankle [...]

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Erin’s back!

September 15, 2010

Erin has returned from her adventure! Unfortunately, she injured her ankle and had to end her trip early. But she still did an AWESOME 158 miles through some very tough conditions! Way to go Erin! I’m so proud of you. Erin will be sharing some insights from her trip soon. In the meantime, here are [...]

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The Tarptent has arrived!

July 13, 2010

Our Tarptent Squall has arrived, and Erin and I are thrilled! We immediately set it up in her front yard. The instructions say that it will “take 2 minutes once you get the hang of it,” which I can believe, even though this was not the case for us. By a long shot. All together, [...]

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15 questions with Erin Saver

July 9, 2010

Since Erin and I will be doing the PCT together, I thought it would be fun to introduce her on the blog. She’ll be doing some guest posting, too. She and I are very different (read: she is organized, a good planner, and an excellent athlete), so I think her writing will be a nice [...]

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