Thursday, July 4 Bethani's sister graciously shuttled us to the trail after a "zero" in Medford on Wednesday to heal up from knee pain and lingering sinus symptoms (I am now a proponent of sinus rinses! Wow! No more details, for your benefit). We opted to ditch our packs 3 miles along the trail to…

The day dawned sunny and bright, and we crunched our granola and fresh strawberries with joy. The goal was to be on the road to the trailhead by 8:00 am. We left by 8:40 😉, nearly ran out of gas, and Google Maps tried to drive us off a cliff, but an angel threw a…

TODAY IS THE DAY. We'll drive from Medford to the OR/CA border to take some obligatory selfies and get 10 or so miles under our feet. Excitement and nerves run high!! But I don't want to miss the chance to share a very big and exciting piece of our journey! Bethani has spent the last…