24 October 2026 Kaitaia to Krishna Sanctuary 0 km/0mi walked I wake up when the rustling starts. I do not want to get out of bed! Nooooo! Curl up into a ball and face the wall again. Soon Mash appears, asking if I want breakfast. I mumble some variation of “yes please” and immediately go …
23 October 2026 Hukatere Lodge to Kaitaia 45km/28.5 mi Up early again and one of the last to leave. It’s worth it for the cozy kitchen vibes. Coffee in a French press, sitting at the table, watching as the world grows light. It sounds like most of us are going all the way to Ahipara …
22 October 2026 Maunganui Bluff Campsite to Hukatere Lodge Campground 18.7 mi/31km We’re some of the first to wake up and some of the last to leave. Ain’t that just the way. It’s not super cold this morning, and I’m not as sore as I expected, but I’m still just moving so slowly. Mash makes …
21 October 2026 Twilight Campsite to Maunganui Bluff Campsite 30 km/17.5 mi The first night on trail is always rough for me. I don’t sleep super well, thrashing around and having to get up multiple times. But I know, from experience, that it will get better over time. It’s only the first morning. Eventually I …
20 October 2026 Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) to Twilight Campsite 12 km/7.8 mi I wake up and it is the morning at the start of a thru hike. At the hostel in Kaitaia, Northland, Aotearoa, New Zealand. The room is dark, I’m covered in three blankets, after a long and cozy night of sleep. …
June 26, 2025 Campsite at mile 2647.3 to northern terminus at the Canadian border (Nobo mi 2655.8; Sobo mi 0), then back to Hopkins Lake (Nobo mi 2649.4; Sobo mi 6.4) 14.9 miles It’s a pretty morning when I wake just before 6. Mixed clouds and sunlight again. I lay down after my routine early …
June 25, 2025 Windy Pass to campsite at mile 2647.3 16.9 miles This morning feels nice. Chilly but not frigidly cold. I slept just okay last night; it could have been worse, but my hips and back still hurt. But no matter. I have my hot coffee and breakfast wraps. The stream rising from the …
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June 24, 2025 Glacier Pass to Windy Pass 15.1 miles I’m awake long before my alarm again. Either I’m still on east coast time or the light wakes me up or both, but either way I don’t mind much today because I actually slept really well. Of course, there were still the obligatory moments when …
June 23, 2025 Campsite below Cutthroat Pass at NOBO mile 2599.5 to Glacier Pass 15.8 miles It gets light early, just before 5, and I’m awake again. It usually takes me a while to get used to sleeping in my tent and on a sleeping pad again, so I’m not surprised that I was awake …
June 22, 2025 Rainy Pass to campsite below Cutthroat Pass at NOBO mile 2599.5 5.2 miles My heart skips a beat when the sign comes into view. “North Cascades Scenic Highway - Rainy Pass Picnic Area.” The base is stone, emblazoned with a metal Forest Service logo. The mountains behind it are jagged and snow-flanked, …
