For those of you who followed last year's trip, you'll remember Kate, our niece who was hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (see
Kate and the Pacific Crest Trail). She was hiking the trail to bring awareness to the need to get young people connected to nature. You'll also remember her heartbreak when a freak early winter storm forced her off the trail, less than 400 miles from her goal (see
Drama and Heroism on the PCT).
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| Kate at the Canadian border after hiking the entire 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail |
This summer on July 20th, Kate began her quest again. She started hiking at the point where she left the PCT during the blizzard. On August 13th of this year, Kate made her goal. She completed her journey to become one of the few people on the planet to accomplish such an amazing test of endurance.
Of course, we had to stop to congratulate her! Kate raised over $5,700, split between two organizations that help children to connect with nature.... Canyonland Field Institute and City Kids Wilderness Project.
During our visit, Kate showed us her outdoor "office," as lead naturalist at Canyonland Field Institute. We spent time catching up and enjoying time together. It was so great to see her!
With heavy clouds surrounding the mountains, today we leave for the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado... our last stop before the big push for home.
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