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Getting to Lordsburg for the CDT
The adventure starts the moment you leave your house with a heavy pack and nervous energy for the journey ahead. The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) starts in the southwestern corner...
Fear mongering and turning back on the CDT – Update #1
Having already done two long trails, particularly the PCT in a high snow year has taught me to not listen to the fear mongering. Tales of upcoming tricky sections spread...
Out of the Frying Pan, Up to the Pines: CDT Days 2-8
Our first week and change on the CDT took us from the dusty Bootheel to the Burro Mountains, the desert’s answer to the Adirondacks. What a joy to be out...
Don’t Make These Mistakes in the Chihuahuan Desert Like I Did
The first few days if a thru-hike are an absolute whirlwind. Finally, all the preparation and anticipation are culminating to this moment: the start of an epic journey across the...
The Worst Section on the CDT
Throughout all my preparation for the Continental Divide Trail, I’d been constantly warned about the first 84 miles from the Mexican border to Lordsburg, New Mexico. Not only is the...
Am I Angry Enough To Thru-Hike?
How angry at my regular life do I need to be to leave everything and hike for 6 months again?
We Hit the CDT, and It Hits Back
Out the Front Door and Into Adventure (Day -4 to Day Zero) With the house ready for cat sitters and our boxes on their way, we walked out our front...
Bethany “Fidgit” Hughes on Hiking, Biking, and Paddling 20,000+ Miles Across the Americas (BPR #251)
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are once again joined by Bethany “Fidgit” Hughes. Fidget has hiked, paddled, and cycled more than 22,000 miles across...
What gear do you need on the CDT?
Bear can or Ursack? What temperature rating for my sleep system? What is my ultralight hack for side sleepers? Here are all my gear upgrades for thru hiking the Continental...
I Could Get Used to This: Days 2-3 on the CDT
If it weren't for the water caches along this first section of trail, I think it would be impossible for me to hike it. The first cache tasted more like...