by mcgarveysan | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog Updates, Our lives, Truck Camper Life Full time living
Willkommen Welcome, Come on in! Our website is kind of like our home. So come in, put your feet up, drink some coffee and stay awhile! As I was recently writing about the little town of Frankenmuth, Michigan, I realized that in many ways this website (and our YouTube...
by mcgarveysan | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog Updates, Hiking, Our lives, PCT, Section F Oregon, Thru-hikes
Hi Readers! Have we said thanks for following us? Thank you! We really appreciate the time you’re investing in our PCT thru-hike attempt. As Noelle mentioned in her post PCT: Building Community, you’re part of our trail family. Each month we’re just...
by mcgarveysan | Jul 19, 2019 | Blog Updates, Hiking, Our lives, PCT, Section F California, Thru-hikes
Hi Readers! We’ve been so busy hiking that we forgot to post our website June statistics. After a pronounced absence the Greeks are in the house! (I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!) We’re hopeful that our friends Gregory...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 29, 2019 | Blog Updates, Our lives, PCT, Section N California
As middle aged hikers we represent a minority of the total thru-hiker population, 14.7% of all hikers are older than 50. Even if we don’t want to admit it, there are some big differences between hiking in your early 20’s and hiking in your 50’s. We (older hikers)...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog Updates, Hiking, Our lives, PCT, Section N California, Thru-hikes
With a bit of time on our hands as we wait for the van’s transmission to be repaired, I’ve been able to address a few outstanding issues. Back flushing my water filter. Yes, it’s very high drama. Cleaning the water bladder to (hopefully) remove the...