I’ve done it. I’ve walked the US segment of the Rockies. I’m in the desert. It’s fantastic. In Lake City, Pagosa Springs, and Chama we wanted to zero, and didn’t. Walk while it’s blue out. Get out of these mountains. The trail register at the Chama post office showed me that many southbounders arrive in [...]
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Northern New Mexico on the CDT
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Hiking the San Juans on the CDT
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That blue sky weather. That beautiful blue sky weather. Must keep hiking. Can’t stop. Lost and I cowerd in a cave, quickly ate a thousand calories before we chilled, donned fleeces under our rain gear and got moving as soon as we could. Before Pagosa Springs, the weather demons of the gulf sent a squall [...]
A little beat up.
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Cold, cold wind. Thank goodness that’s over. We had a deep blue drop down the weather map this week. Considering we were on high exposed, windy ridges, it was cold. I’m now in Breckenridge with a friend. Lost is ahead in Leadville. Colorado is mountainous and beautiful. It’s a little warmer. Hiking is good. Life [...]
The Northern Colorado Rockies on the CDT
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We’ve taken to giving eachother high-fives. “High-Five, We’re Alive!”. Maybe my mom and grandmother shouldn’t read this… After 1400 miles, I’m sore. Incredibly sore. And it’s for a specific reason. Two days ago, Lost and I ran down a mountain. We were on the summit of Parkview Mountain when I saw a bolt of lightning [...]
Northern Colorado on the CDT
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I’ve hit some more milestones. I’m done with Wyoming, and am now in Colorado. I’ve also hiked more than half of the CDT. Hiking with Lost still. Our styles match pretty well. We still make the miles, but it doesn’t feel like a death march. That’s good. Camped out near the highway last night. Pulled [...]
The Great Divide Basin on the CDT
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Lost and I blasted through the Red Desert and the Great Divide Basin. Took a scenic alternate along the Sweetwater River instead of a shorter, official CDT road walk. Nearly the rest of the segment was road walking though. Surprisingly, road walking was very enjoyable. These are old jeep tracks mostly. Roads that are either [...]
Lander, WY
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It’s 6:30am and I’m up. That’s normal, I do that every day. But one of the great things about waking up early in town is that while I’ve got a kick start on the day, the rest of reality is still on it’s slow schedule. So here I am, spending time on my hotel’s computer, [...]
The Wind River Range on the CDT
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Whew. Made it to town. The last section was superb. Likely the best hiking on the CDT so far. Took seven days from Dubois, hiking just with Lost. The 140 miles had a little bit of everything. From unsigned road walking, to following cairns with no trail, to cross country boulder fields. Took two alternates [...]
I got my mojo back.
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Hot dang did it suck to be sick. Now that I’m better, I realize just how hard it was to thruhike while sick. Then I went to a doctor. And now I’m better. While I’m pretty damn emaciated, walking is easy. That’s a good thing, because walking for twelve to thirteen hours a day is [...]
Getting my feet wet on the Continental Divide
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I started out in a bad way. Most everyone would have headed to the doctor when their knee hurt that much, instead I headed out on a 200 mile backpacking trip. Luckily it worked out, and I’m feeling all better. But that wasn’t before my knee pain, became ankle pain and I limped for an [...]
