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Trip 15 Concludes
Trip leader Ben reports: “Woke up to bright blue skies and lots of sun. We spent the morning enjoying coffee and packing up camp. Near the lodge there was a short hike to a beautiful overlook. “We sadly had to say goodbye to the hikers heading back to New York, but...
Trip 15, Day 2
Trip leader Ben reports: “We woke up to a slight drizzle, but that didn’t stop the campers from making a delicious breakfast with coffee and pancakes. “Five new support hikers (all UNC physical therapy students) arrived overnight! Everyone met at the lodge at 10 a.m.,...
Trip 15, Day 1
The Trip 15 team embarked on a new PasstoPass route today: They are at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. They are day hiking 1-3 miles per day over three days and either car camping at Big Meadows Campground or staying in the Big Meadows Lodge. This is not a...
Trip 14 Concludes
The Trip 14 team spent the morning together before concluding their day hiking adventure. They again enjoyed breakfast at The National Park Inn at Longmire. Trip leader Judi elaborated on yesterday‘s experience: “The mountain was calling and we hiked. We arrived at 9...
Trip 14 Day 2
The Trip 14 team started their day with breakfast at The National Park Inn at Longmire. Then they drove about 20 minutes up the mountain to the Paradise Visitor Center. The Paradise area is the busiest area of Mt. Rainier National Park. From there, they hiked to...
Trip 14 Day 1
The Trip 14 team assembled mid-day at the Kautz Creek parking lot in Mt. Rainier National Park. This team is day hiking Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and enjoying accommodations at The National Park Inn at Longmire. The first part of today’s itinerary called for a...
2025 Trip 12 Day 5
Trip 12 leaders- Dan and Doug reported " we left Pete Lake camp at 11:45 and arrived at the trailhead at 1:30." Trail angels, Tony and Gail had a lunch available- sandwiches, chips, drinks, home-made cookies and fruit. It is always a celebratory time and the fresh...
2025 Trip 12 Day 4
Today's report " Trip 12 had a great day today! Starting early , we set off towards Spectacle Lake in nice 58 degrees, approximately 10 miles round trip with 2000' elevation gain. Taking many breaks throughout the morning, we had lunch at the waterfall while...
2025-Trip 12 Day 3
Trip 12 reports that today they headed off to Escondido Lake " it was a challenging day hike about 1800' elevation gain and over 6.5 miles. Merritt decided to stay in base camp for a rest day. He met a horse team who has volunteered with PasstoPass awhile back (must...
2025-Trip 11 Day 5, Trip 12 Day 2
Trip 11 completed their trip today hiking out from base camp at Pete Lake. Three hikers left early to take a slower walk to the trailhead and lunch. The trail angels provided a feast including fresh peaches and the hikers said their good-byes. Even the first time...
We advocate for PD awareness
A part of PasstoPass's mission statement is to increase awareness of Parkinson's Disease. A.C., a PtP board member and hiker, is currently in Washington D.C. with a coalition to talk with our representatives about continuing support for PD research. Brian, Carrie and...
2025 Trip 11 Day 4 Trip 12 Day 1
We love trying new things- our first base camp overlap of two trips-- a total lunar eclipse is expected tonight and we hope the hikers have a clear view. Thanks to Brian for uploading the 2024 Pete Lake photos that I am using. Trip 11-- Eric reports "Today was a...
2025 Trip 12 Day 1
Trip leader Dan reports " A beautiful start to the day. Bags are packed and we are currently loading the llama girls into the trailer. We stayed at Charley 's Rocking R Ranch last night. We thought the weather was going to hold for us but after we went to bed, a...
2025 Trip 11 Day 3
Eric reports: " We are learning that our world famous PCT personalities, trail names Scout and Frodo, on our trip are a big draw with the PCT hikers we are meeting on the trail. The through hikers from around the world have invariably read Scout's books and articles...
2025 Trip 11 Day 2
Eric reported " Seven hikers took a day hike to Escondido Lake (pictured above from WTA report)- 6.25 miles, 1780 ' elevation gain and loss with maximum elevation for 4650'. A great hike although it is still hot and smoky. Many of the hikers soaked their tired feet...