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The CDT Part 5: Finishing Colorado – Running from Cows and Lightning
Snippets of the last stretch of Colorado. Purple columbine and pine beetle, lighting and cow chases.
The CDT Part 4: Confidence and Rhythm in Colorado
A love letter to Colorado? Regaining confidence in Colorado, despite its challenges.
The CDT Part 3: Into Colorado (San Juan Frustrations)
A lesson in humility and patience after experiencing supposed failures in San Juans.
The CDT Part 2: Never Alone Amongst Trees and Friends
Finding out that you’re never alone while thru hiking the CDT when amongst the pinion pines, the birds, the land and its history, and of course, a network of other thru hikers.
Lessons of the Desert: CDT Part 1
My desert lessons learned from the first major section of the Continental Divide Trail.
The Art of Leaving: Why I Thru Hike
Since birth, my life has always followed a cyclical pattern of movement: the art of leaving as I call it, and the pursuit of the horizon.
My CDT Gear: From the Humanitarian Sector to Ultralight Backpacking
In 2025 I’m returning to the Continental Divide Trail. This is my 8.5 pound gear for trying to move fast.
I Completed my PCT Thru Hike at a Sequoia Tree (An Ode)
This is a story of thru hikes, snow, and blizzards as much as it is an ode to a very special tree.
On Being Trail Named: Of Snow and Fire
Being doubly given my trail name, Blaze, in both snow and fire was like a homecoming.