![Skeeter and Noisy, lost in the setting sun. | 8/24/21 Mile 1,077.2 5,011' Olympic Mountains, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Skeeter and Noisy, lost in the setting sun. | 8/24/21 Mile 1,077.2 5,011' Olympic Mountains, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Hog Mamma, temporarily marooned by the incoming tide. | 8/31/21 Mile 1,213.2 0' Olympic Coast, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Hog Mamma, temporarily marooned by the incoming tide. | 8/31/21 Mile 1,213.2 0' Olympic Coast, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
      
        
          ![Blankie stretches out in the fading warmth of yet another excellent day in the mountains. | 8/4/21 Mile 700.3 6,520' Pasayten Wilderness, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie stretches out in the fading warmth of yet another excellent day in the mountains. | 8/4/21 Mile 700.3 6,520' Pasayten Wilderness, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Noisy muches on her usual nasty taco soup concoction. | 8/30/21 Mile 1,206.4 0' Olympic Coast, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Noisy muches on her usual nasty taco soup concoction. | 8/30/21 Mile 1,206.4 0' Olympic Coast, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie and I did some tub laundry to avoid the unnecessary cost of the laundromat next door. | 7/8/21 Mile 133.5 2,676' Eureka, Montana]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie and I did some tub laundry to avoid the unnecessary cost of the laundromat next door. | 7/8/21 Mile 133.5 2,676' Eureka, Montana
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie, never one to take a candid photo. Here he takes a break up Stoney Indian Pass. | 7/2/21 Mile 15.2 5,675' Glacier National Park, Montana]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie, never one to take a candid photo. Here he takes a break up Stoney Indian Pass. | 7/2/21 Mile 15.2 5,675' Glacier National Park, Montana
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Boundary Trail 533 was the primary route through the Pasayten on the PNT. It was unrelenting with its alpine meadows and crumbly peaks, and better yet, it was nearly smoke free! | 8/2/21 Mile 658.6 6,650' Pasayten Wilderness, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Boundary Trail 533 was the primary route through the Pasayten on the PNT. It was unrelenting with its alpine meadows and crumbly peaks, and better yet, it was nearly smoke free! | 8/2/21 Mile 658.6 6,650' Pasayten Wilderness, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie scrambles up a rock covered in deadfall on a bushwhack I devised to avoid a 1,200' pointless up down. As Blankie said, "that's a nice boulder".| 7/29/21 Mile 555.6 5,804' Okanogan Highlands, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie scrambles up a rock covered in deadfall on a bushwhack I devised to avoid a 1,200' pointless up down. As Blankie said, "that's a nice boulder".| 7/29/21 Mile 555.6 5,804' Okanogan Highlands, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Thick smoke rolled in out of nowhere overnight, terrible in every way other than what it did to the light. | 8/12/21 Mile 822.1 1,256' North Cascades, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Thick smoke rolled in out of nowhere overnight, terrible in every way other than what it did to the light. | 8/12/21 Mile 822.1 1,256' North Cascades, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie takes advantage of his extra-wide sleeping pad and goes for a float on Lake Bonaparte. Less than a week later, a fire burned most of the circumference of the lake and surrounding mountains. | 7/28/21 Mile 549.7 3,551' Okanogan Highlands, Was]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie takes advantage of his extra-wide sleeping pad and goes for a float on Lake Bonaparte. Less than a week later, a fire burned most of the circumference of the lake and surrounding mountains. | 7/28/21 Mile 549.7 3,551' Okanogan Highlands, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![The US/Canada border swath. On the Mexican border they put up a wall to keep people out, but the Candians are so nice they make it even easier for you to cross! | 7/8/21 Mile 122.1 5,510' Rocky Mountains, Montana]() 
          
          
          
            The US/Canada border swath. On the Mexican border they put up a wall to keep people out, but the Candians are so nice they make it even easier for you to cross! | 7/8/21 Mile 122.1 5,510' Rocky Mountains, Montana
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Nooch holds on for dear life during a hitch up to the next forest road on route. | 7/19/21  Mile 355.0 2,059' Selkirk Mountains, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Nooch holds on for dear life during a hitch up to the next forest road on route. | 7/19/21  Mile 355.0 2,059' Selkirk Mountains, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Hog Mamma climbs a rope step ladder up to camp after a midnight tidal crossing. | Mile 1,208.0 157' Olympic Coast, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Hog Mamma climbs a rope step ladder up to camp after a midnight tidal crossing. | Mile 1,208.0 157' Olympic Coast, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie inflates his sleeping pad at the "Deer Creek Forest Camp". We were expecting something a bit greener, but of course it all burned down a few years back. | 7/22/21 Mile 444.7 4,602' Kettle River Range, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie inflates his sleeping pad at the "Deer Creek Forest Camp". We were expecting something a bit greener, but of course it all burned down a few years back. | 7/22/21 Mile 444.7 4,602' Kettle River Range, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Blankie enjoys the gentle grade of Forest Service Road 600 after a steep and thick bushwhack down the shoulder of Edds Mountain. | 7/25/21 Mile 485.8 4,025' Kettle River Range, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Blankie enjoys the gentle grade of Forest Service Road 600 after a steep and thick bushwhack down the shoulder of Edds Mountain. | 7/25/21 Mile 485.8 4,025' Kettle River Range, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Skeeter and Lucas apprehensively  wait to turn on to Highway 20, the most highly trafficked portion of our bike route alternate. The PNT primary walks mostly roads for 80 miles from Bellingham to the Coupeville ferry, which sounded awful. So we just]() 
          
          
          
            Skeeter and Lucas apprehensively  wait to turn on to Highway 20, the most highly trafficked portion of our bike route alternate. The PNT primary walks mostly roads for 80 miles from Bellingham to the Coupeville ferry, which sounded awful. So we just biked instead. Thanks to Lucas for wrangling up bikes and pedaling with us! | 8/20/21 Mile 957.0 4' Puget Sound, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Skeeter keeps a keen eye out for Port Townsend. | 8/20/21 Mile 1014.2 0' Puget Sound, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Skeeter keeps a keen eye out for Port Townsend. | 8/20/21 Mile 1014.2 0' Puget Sound, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Hikers raid the Marblemount gas station in the rain. | 8/6/21 Mile 746.4 1,698' Marblemount, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Hikers raid the Marblemount gas station in the rain. | 8/6/21 Mile 746.4 1,698' Marblemount, Washington
          
          
         
      
        
          ![Even though Blankie was only able to make it for half the hike, he was an excellent companion and I'm so glad he was able to come play in the mountains for the summer. | 9/2/21 Mile 1,246.2 0' Olympic Coast, Washington]() 
          
          
          
            Even though Blankie was only able to make it for half the hike, he was an excellent companion and I'm so glad he was able to come play in the mountains for the summer. | 9/2/21 Mile 1,246.2 0' Olympic Coast, Washington