June 15th
Eagles Nest Shelter(1204.7)-Port Clinton(1213.7) Pennsylvania
9mi

Elevation chart courtesy of Guthook’s AT Hiker app. He has apps for many trails including the PCT and CDT.



It’s pretty late and I still have lots to do, so this will be a quick summary of a productive nero! I got going at 6:45am and only had 9mi to get into town. Temps were so cool that I started off in my down jacket and pants. That didn’t last long, but I love the cool mornings and am glad they aren’t completely gone. The trail was rocky in and out, but I was still able to maintain a quick pace. I was able to get a delayed photo of the rocks. I’ve heard the real rocks of Rocksylvania are going to appear in the next two legs. As I was hiking, I got a flood of correspondence from people who heard the Kallin’s interview that aired on NPR this morning. So proud of them! ROCK STARS and it’s great to have hiked with celebrities, ha!



As I mentioned yesterday, I was being picked up by Drop-N-Roll’s parents, Frank and Dori to go to their home in a nearby town for my nero. Those of you who have followed my previous blogs know that I met DNR on the PCT, she then moved to Portland where I live, and we did 1/3 of the CDT together last summer. Many of you enjoyed her CDT blog. Right when I got to town, Frank and Dori were there to meet me.



I got to town at 10:15am and you would think that would be plenty of time to get things done, but these nero days just fly by! Most of the day was spent at the house where I was able to do my shower, laundry, and catch up on blog/correspondence. Frank and Dori were sure to keep me well fed. I did get to weigh myself for the first time in quite awhile and somehow it said that I lost 9lbs! That is not acceptable and I was shocked. I thought maybe 5lbs, but 9lbs is too much. I haven’t been as hungry in the heat and I’m going to have to work on getting more down even if I don’t want to. The best discovery of the day is the kitchen appliance called The Bullet in which I was able to make my very own chocolate milkshake! There’s a start to gaining weight. We ate lunch and dinner on their covered patio and it was just perfect.



To add to all of this, they had a laptop I could use to get things done quicker along with some super speedy wifi. Just great! I did some Facetime and phone calls to catch up with family and friends. WE even got to Facetime with Drop-N-Roll who is currently in Japan for a work training and managing to climb mountains out there in her free time. You can tell that Frank and Dori have a daughter that thru hikes, because they were perfect hosts and welcomed me with open arms. THANK YOU Frank and Dori!

I’ve let things build up the last couple of weeks and the combination of a full inbox and lots of socialization has my wired anxiety near it’s danger zone. I really needed this day to get caught up and I think I may be doing another nero solo in a hotel room in the near future just to veg out and relax rather than doing lots of correspondence. It’s wonderful to get everyone’s emails and talk to everyone, but for my own sanity, I need to shut off for awhile in a town soon and take a day to just do absolutely nothing…but tv:)

I should be all caught up on returning phone calls and emails so if I missed one that may have gotten lost in the shuffle, I’m sorry! All of you have been really supportive and many of you have offered support along the trail. I know I can’t make them all happen, but I just want to thank those who have offered. I want to send a special THANK YOU to Brain who really made my day today. I know he probably doesn’t want to be mentioned, but it’s too late now and he knows what he did, so THANK YOU BRIAN!!!

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Winter Break In San Diego!😎
What a great trip! With so much sun and great weather, it felt more like spring break than winter break. San Diego has definitely won us over. Here is a compilation of some of the many things we did. 
-Coastal walking 🌴🌊
-Biking around the bays🚴🏻‍♀️
-Revisiting the Pacific Crest Trail💕
-Exploring the city 🌇
-Sea World 🐬🦦🦭🎢
-Beautiful sunsets 🌅
-Puzzling:)🧩

#sandiego #winterbreak
Thanks for all the bday wishes! Since my birthday falls on a Monday this year, it was a great excuse to take an extra day off and make it a 3 day weekend🥳. I indulged in puzzling and pasta (artisan jumbo raviolis) over a great fall weekend. Today was a fun day of going to local places for bday freebies. Almost $100 worth of treats and there are more I can get throughout the month! Here’s the list for anyone looking for bday treats. 
*The hand-made artisan raviolis came from Foglia in Beaverton. 
-Dutch Bros
-Einstein Bagels
-Starbucks
-Jersey Mikes
-Baskin Robbins
-Baja Fresh
-Noodles & Co
-Pips (donuts)
-Old Spaghetti Factory
-Cheesecake Factory
-Dennys
The week got away from me and I meant to post this last weekend. Better late than never! Three weekends in a row spent in the Gorge. It’s been a great fall so far and we feel lucky to have all this nearby for quick excursions. Hiking in the gorge, camping at Ainsworth SP, checking out the “fruit loop” in Hood River, and a visit and some trail work at Nesika Lodge with the Trails Club of Oregon.🍁💛🍂🧡
#columbiarivergorge
We finished up our July trip with some days at Olympic National Park. The original plan included a backpacking trip to the Seven Lakes Basin, but we had to cancel it due to a foul weather front that moved through the days of our permit. Someday we will do that one. Once the skies cleared, we spent the remaining time we had exploring the Hurricane Ridge area. I’m a big fan of mountains, ridge walks, and clouds, so it was a good finale to this summer’s travels:)

Included in the photos is our campsite at Heart O’ the Hills Campground and the puzzles we completed over the last few weeks (many of them waiting out that weather the last few days🧩). #hurricaneridge #olympicnationalpark
We moved over to the east side of Mt. Rainier and explored the Sunrise area for a handful of days. Still many grand views of Mt. Rainier, but with even more wildflowers on this side. I even got to visit an old friend;) Feeling fortunate that the weather has continued to be clear, good temps, and minimal bugs. Summer break continues! #mtrainiernationalpark
Back in the PNW and taking a couple weeks to explore and relax at Mt Rainier Nat’l Park. Our first week was spent in the Paradise area of the park with impressive views of the south side of Mt Rainier. The weather was so ideal (and somehow no bugs!) that we easily spent half the day getting some much needed R&R at camp (especially hammocking and puzzling) before heading out for afternoon hiking. It’s great to have this area just a few hours from home. #mtrainiernationalpark
For the last leg of our Northeast Coast trip, we spent a few days camping at Blackwoods Campground in Acadia National Park. We did many of the recommendations for first time visitors to Acadia: popovers at Jordan Pond, hiked the Bubbles, rode bikes along a carriage road, toured around Bar Harbor and stopped for a whoopie pie, walked the popular ocean path, and went up to Cadillac Mountain at sunset.  Overall, a successful trip to the opposite coast. We look forward to finishing up the rest of summer break in the PNW!  #acadianationalpark
Next stop on our northeast coast trip, Cliff Island off the coast of Maine. We got a taste the island life from our amazing hosts Abby, Matt, Joan, and Scott: our own lobster boil, fireworks on the beach, a bit of sea kayaking, biking around the island, exploring the tide pools, puzzling, and collecting sea glass. The best part was reconnecting with Little Lottie who I cared for and bonded with in Portland during the first year of her life. It was great to see the world Lottie lives in now💕🦞🌊🐚🦀
Kicked off our summer break with an east coast trip this year. First up, a couple days in Boston. Great to see friends Andrea and @jdavischi85 again! We were happy to get our legs warmed up for summer hikes with walking and biking around Boston. Even got in some candlestick bowling and my first evah lobstah roll. A great start to our northeast part of the summer:)
Aunt Erin’s Portland Adventures, Days 7&8: Coast Camping Cont’d
The last two days of the visit were more camping along the coast. They were filled with all the things I’d hoped for the boys to experience. They made friends and played with the other kids at camp, feely rode bikes around the loop, played in the hammock, played soccer and frisbee on the beach, ate s’mores, ran over dunes, explored a low tide (Hug Point and Haystack Rock), had a foggy coastal day and a blue bird day, and slept in the trailer making it their little cabin. They really loved the trailer and it was super cute to see then use it so well. They had a great time and hopefully a memorable trip overall of all the things I love to share living in the PNW💚💙.
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