Day 1, Monday Feb. 9th. You hear horror stories of people trying to pack their packs he night before they leave on a long trek and then having a nightmare time trying to fit it all. We scoffed at these people. Come on, it’s only 17 pounds. The pack is huge. Fools. We were fools. [...]

andy, originally uploaded by cindigodotcom. We’re leaving for Hawaii tomorrow morning at 6 am. This is supposed to be training for the PCT so we’ve included a hike to the summit of Mauna loa in our itinerary. Although it’s purposely at the end of our itinerary. Something tells me that hiking in the sunshine and [...]

I’m leaving San Diego today but not before making a basic granola recipe that will the base from which we will eat about 180 breakfasts. Andy doesn’t tolerate oats well so I made it with quinoa flakes. Before I bought a 25 lb. bag, I thought I should do a test run. I’m smart like [...]