by mcgarveysan | Jan 1, 2020 | Grief, Our lives
I’m not sure in which specific year I started calling my mom on New Year’s Eve, at the stroke of midnight, to wish her a happy New Years. Last min REI pre-PCT stop I think it started when I was in my early twenties. We were discussing New Years traditions and my mom...
by mcgarveysan | Dec 25, 2019 | Our lives
Today we’re lucky enough to be home in Portland Oregon celebrating Christmas with some of our children and grandchildren. We wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Thank you for following our adventures this year! Soon we’ll have lots more to share with...
by mcgarveysan | Oct 3, 2019 | Hiking, Our lives, PCT, Section L Washington, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: Its been over a week since Steve finished Washington. We drove down through Vancouver, WA to see family for a couple days, with the expectation that we’d visit then head to California for the rest of the trail. We had such a wonderful time. We...
by mcgarveysan | Aug 31, 2019 | Heart, Hiking, Marriage, Our lives, PCT, Section G Oregon, Thru-hikes
Noelle here: We’re coming in on the two year anniversary of Steve’s open heart surgery, as I write this. He’s so skinny now that I tease him about his pacemaker popping right out of his skin soon! I’m so thankful to be able to joke with him....
by mcgarveysan | Aug 30, 2019 | Heart, Hiking, Marriage, Our lives, PCT, Section G Oregon, Thru-hikes
Cardiac failure wasn’t on my mind until three years ago. Two years ago today I had open heart surgery. The surgery has impacted nearly every single aspect of our lives. Our lives today have very little semblance to our lives of two or three years ago. Cardiac...
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...
