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CDT – Braving the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Glacier National Park was behind me and I was now in the infamous Bob Marshall Wilderness, “the Bob” for short. I had heard so many stories about the
Finishing Glacier Park
Day 7 - Headed to Looking Glass - 11.5 miles I wasn’t in a hurry to move the next morning. The hard hiking the day before had worn me out but I had
The CDT – Glacier National Park Addition Part 3
Day 6 - Triple Divide Pass, Pitamakin Pass and Two Medicine CG - 24.7 miles I hardly slept that night but by 5:45 am I was hiking south. I
The CDT – Glacier National Park Addition – Part 2
Day 4 - 15.3 miles Low whispers and the rustling of tents woke me early. I lay listening to the excited chatter for a few minutes. I was
The CDT- Glacier National Park Addition – Part 1
Hectic Day 1 - 9.5 miles Three days before my carefully planned start to the CDT an impending weather system had me changing my itinerary.
CDT Prep – Shakedown Hike in the Smokies
Armed with new knowledge and a beefed-up first aid kit I set out confidently for my shakedown hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I
Continental Divide Trail of Horrors?
Why the CDT ? I could not start a long trail this year until June so I chose to hike the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) southbound. Almost
From Where I Left Off….To a SOBO CDT Hike
Peeps – hello again! When last I wrote last November I had finished the Arizona Trail and my knee prognosis seemed grim. I worried that future long
Arizona Hike: Post-Hike Review Part 2
The Nitty - Gritty Here's my feedback on different aspects of the Arizona Trail. Great experience overall! SOBO Thumbs Up My schedule dictated
Arizona Hike: Post-Hike Review Part 1
So - How Was the Hike? After reading my blog entries, my sisters asked me if I enjoyed this hike. I wondered if I had unknowingly portrayed a