Thank You

We just wanted to thank everyone who has helped us so far and who will help us.  We will try very hard while on the trail to update this as much as possible with anyone who helps us along the way.

First, we want to thank our families.  It has been an amazing encouragement to see them get excited about our trip almost as much as we are.  They will be the ones sending us food and supplies in our mail drops and this will be time consuming.  We are in good hands.

International Mountain Equipment (IME) in Utah- These guys are awesome.  If you have any gear questions about climbing, backpacking, or mountaineering, this is the place to go.  They know what they are talking about and are always willing to help.  If anyone is planning a trip, we suggest going here.

Yogi and Halfmile (and the rest of the PCT community)- This community is amazing.  If anyone is worried about us being alone for 5 months, they need not be!  The group of people that both hike and maintain this trail are very close and we will  never be truly alone.  Yogi writes all of the trail town books and a planning book that have helped us with most of our choices for both gear and mail drops.  Halfmile provides all of the maps that we will need along the entire trail-and he provides them for free!  These two resources have been invaluable.

-Frodo and Scout who we stayed with in San Diego
-The two camp hosts at Burnt Rancheria campground who were so nice and offered us coffee, blankets, and a stove to use
-Steve who found our gloves on day 1 that we almost lost
-Scissors Crossing cache trail angel
-Third Gate cache trail angel
-Trail angels who left filtered water at Barrel spring so we didn't have to boil the contaminated water
-All of the people at Warner Springs Resource Center for saving hikers from carrying 10 days of food and supplies from the border to Idyllwild and being so nice to us all.
-mike Herrera for dinner and water
-paradise cafe for oranges and avocados and water
-John and Ben for giving us a ride to idyllwild
-idyllwild inn for giving us a place to stay and a ride back to the trail
-guy at idyllwild post office for giving us hints to save money in towns and sending boxes
-DNA and lake 2lake for the I10hikers oasis cache
-ziggy and the bear for a foot bath salad ice cream place to sleep and for providing everything a hiker needs and wants
-big bear hostel for a couch drinks cookies and oranges in the middle of the trail and for holding our package
-natures inn and motel 6 for water caches
-dede for a ride to big bear
-deserae and grumpy for giving us a ride back to the trail from big bear!
-Trail maintenance crews in deep creek for Gatorade and working on the trail washouts.
-moose for the water cache at highway 173
- the person who did the trail magic below Silverwood lake dam.
-Marlyn & Maureen for there hospitality and help in Wrightwood.
-Patty Day for a wonderful lunch at Acton KOA
-The sauffleys hiker heaven for a relaxing and helpful zero
-The Andersons for their caches, hospitality, and yummy food
- Hiker town for water and a place to crash
-Daniel and Larry in Tehachapi for some much needed water
-Dan & Rockin for the best Zero day ever, amazing food, and an amazing time
-Mary for the two caches in the most needed areas
-Kindergarten Cop for being an amazing friend and his selfless acts of kindness
-Oakie Girl at Walker pass for amazing food and company
-Kennedy Meadows general store
-Tom in Kennedy Meadows for everything
-Footprint and Illusion for giving us their iodine and saving us a trip into Lone pine when our filter broke
-Uberbitch & Bristlecone for trail magic at Onion Valley
-Big Agnes for a replacement tent and amazing customer service
-Randy for the ride from Independence to Lone Pine
-Rose for the ride from Independence to Onion Valley TH
-The 2 JMTers who took our picture on Muir pass
-Trail crews for clearing the entire trail, especially around Red's Meadow
-Jenna's aunt for the package in Mammoth and delicious taffy and freeze dried mangoes
-The unknown couple who paid for our dinner in Mammoth
-Jim for the ride into Kennedy meadows north and the bandanas
-Matt and Yoshi for the ride from Kennedy meadows back to Sonora pass
-Trail crews near Ebbett's pass who gave us cookies and took our pic with a sign that said, "hey mom, I just hiked 1000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
-Carson pass trial magic where we got fruit and Zingers
-Nate's parents for meeting us at Lake Tahoe and spoiling us for 3 days
-Pebbles who gave us soda at Donner Pass
-Lincoln who gave us a ride into Sierra City
-Red Moose Inn for letting us stay and providing us with food
-Piper's Moms trail magic at Highway 36
-Lee for the ride into Chester
-Guy with dog who drove us from Chester back to the trail. Sorry we didn't catch your name.
-Old Station RV park for a place to relax
-Cache 22 on the Hat Creek Rim
-Burney Falls State park for a place to relax
-Ninja for some yummy cookies
-Jenna's parents for meeting us at Mt. Shasta and spoiling us for 2.5 days
-Fifth season store in Mt. Shasta city for awesome people
-Mike & Sylvia for the ride into Mt. Etna
-Hiker Hut for an awesome place to stay
-Jim for the ride out of Etna to the trail
-Seiad Valley RV park
-Kindergarten Cop for the Insoles he gave me, these insoles saved the trip for my feet
-Buddy for the ride into Ashland and his help in the city
-Callahan's for giving hikers free beer if they wanted one
-Ashland Hostel for an awesome place to stay
-Fireweed for the ride back to the trail from Ashland
-Water cache at Highway 138
-Fire fighter escort through the devastation of the Butte fire
-Water caches at McKenzie Pass and Santiam Pass
-Big Lake Youth camp for a place to relax
-Ninja for giving us a cookie from his hometown and Lunchbox for the pastry
-Leslie for the on trail trail magic
-Ollalie Lake Store
-Cache at random road before Cascade Locks
-Jenna's Aunt for the package of fudge at Cascade Locks
-Our friend Annie for meeting us in Cascade Locks and hanging out with us
-The people we met on a backpacking trip who gave us a jar of Nutella
-The person who did the Fritos and candy cache
-Catch 23, KC, and the Lady who did the trail magic at a random road. Great food and company!
-Mother Goose and Lost & Found for the trail magic at Whites Pass
-Cracker Barrel Store at Whites Pass for a place to hang out
-David & Brit for letting us use their shower
-Trail magic at Stampede Pass by Stumbling Norwegian, Honey Bee and the two others
- Kat for the ride into Baring from Steven's pass
-The Dinsmores for being awesome trail angels and giving us a place to sleep
-Collector for the ride out of Baring back to the trail
-The two hunters we met who gave us jelly beans
-The awesome Stehekin bus drive
-The Stehekin Bakery for amazing bakery items
-The couple who gave us water at Rainy Pass
-The people who did the candy cache near Rainy Pass
-Chuck for the trail magic at Harts Pass
-Gumby and Bacon Bit for trail magic Tuesday
-Max & Denise for the ride from Manning Park to Seattle and for letting us stay with them and all their hospitality
-Also, Thank you to everyone who helped us in big or small ways who we may have failed to mention
-Thank you to everyone who helped us in big or small ways, you all made this trip possible