These two are amazing. Each year this couple and a group of volunteers host hikers before they set on the Pacific Crest Trail. Not only do they give you a place to stay but they feed you, will pick you up at the airport and provideth a wealth of information before you head out on the trail.. before diving you to the actual trailhead in the morning. They are some of the nicest people I’ve ever come across.
The night I stayed with Scout & Frodo there were 42 hikers total. This hiking season alone they will host over 1,100 hikers from all over the world. Including someone that lives 5 minutes away from where I grew up.
They offer a few rooms in their house, space in giant tents outside and even space in a tree fort. While I wished I had ended up in the tree fort I got to stay in one of the giant tents, which even had a charging station.
It was fantastic to meet hikers from all around the world. Denmark, the Netherlands, Israel, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Australia and some others I don’t recall. Everyone there was really awesome, except creepy dude who was just creepy.
After getting up at 5am, packing up and having breakfast we all made the hour long drive to the trailhead and I started my hike. While I was pretty nervous before I got to Scout and Frodo’s that all went away when I got there. Oh, and they do this at no charge and will not accept donations or gifts.
It’s amazing out here…