Hey there! My name is Jacob Eldred or Vibes on trail. In 2024 I completed a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail and now in 2025 I plan to thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail! With family in Colorado, I am excited to visit them on trail and share this beautiful experience with them while working towards completing my second trail for The Triple Crown!
Posts
Days 16-20: The Wonder of The Gila River
Trail days was fun but I was really looking forward to getting back and exploring the Gila River some more. There were the cliff dwellings and more
Days 11-15: The Start of the Gila and Trail Days
I have been looking forward to hiking the Gila River Alternate ever since I first heard my friend Daisy Chains describe it while hiking with her on
Days 6-10: Mountain Lions and Water Dependence
Putting the stretch from the Southern Terminus to Lordsburg behind me was definitely something I was looking forward to. It was a hot, barren stretch
Days 1-5: A Dry March For Shade
The excitement I felt the night before heading to the Southern Terminus of the Continental Divide Trail kept me up pretty much the entire night. What
PCT to the CDT
A Starting Point The Pacific Crest Trail was just the start of my thru-hiking journey - though little did I know that until the Continental
Who Am I and What’s The Vibe?
Life Before Thru-Hiking If someone asked me to tell them about myself a year ago, the answer would have been drastically different. Not to say