Hello! I'm Alex. Or during certain periods of my life, Braveheart. I hiked the PCT in 2013 and after a hiatus am attempting the CDT this year! I got into thru hiking / the outdoors writ large through my college outdoors club, NUHOC, as well as a NOLS semester in the Yukon.
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Day 71 – 75 The basin
Day 71 Cowboy camped for the first time on the CDT last night. On the PCT, it was the norm for the first 700 miles or so. Cowboy camping is
Day 66 – 70 The Winds!
Day 66 Not the most restful night. My bunk was cozy enough, but the bunkroom itself was fairly loud for a spell. Oh well. Still a good zero
Day 59 – 65 Back to the CDT
This is a somewhat ad hoc trip across the Gros Venture wilderness to get back to the CDT after the Tetons. Day 59 Pt 2 I did manage
Day 54 – 59 Tetons!
Day 54 Mallard Lake was nice and had good Sunrise views. Though it had no mallards that I saw. Though I did see a pair of loons. Anyhow, it was a
Day 51 – 53 – Into Wyoming
Short update before the Teton alternate. I may or may not be able to post from Jackson so the next update may be 10-12 days away. Day 51 Pretty
Day 47 – 50 Rainy days
Day 47 You'd think sleeping in a bed would result in a good night's sleep after being on trail. Sadly, no. Though the second pizza at the
Day 39 – 46
Day 39 Pt 2 Had to pack and leave Tendoy kinda suddenly as Brock, Hannah, and Pierre returned with our ride to Lemhi pass. Our driver,
Day 34 – 39 Idaho!
This one post has probably half or more of the Idaho mileage. Day 34 - Leaving Darby Spent much of the morning being pretty lazy. It
Day 29 – 33 To Southern Montanadaho!
Day 29 Slow ish morning packing while I was waiting for the PO to open so I could send myself a resupply box to Leadore. There were a gaggle of
Day 23 – 28 Helena to Anaconda
Day 23 Zero in Helena Today was the laziest day I've had in awhile. Thought about leaving Helena today b/c I felt pretty good. Ended up