Sean McCracken

Hello! I am Sean (or Detour). I hiked the Appalachian trail in 2021 and have just graduated college in Virginia. I will likely be locked in a cubical for the next 40 years of my life, so for my final, epic hurrah of youth I am hiking the CDT SOBO. I love anything outside and simply cannot wait to be outdoors for the next 4 months or so! Tune in as hijinks ensue

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More Like ColoRADo 😝 (CDT Days 70-74)

More Like ColoRADo 😝 (CDT Days 70-74)

Day 70Today started with the most freezing cold water ford to date. Luckily, the water was only about knee deep and we would soon warm up on the

Oct 8, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Trail Angels, Gooseberries, and a 14k footer (CDT days 63-69)

Trail Angels, Gooseberries, and a 14k footer (CDT days 63-69)

Day 63I woke up late today, but it ended up working to my favor when I saw Tunes in town! He, footloose, and frozen were getting slack

Oct 3, 2024 : Sean McCracken
There’s been a Black Eyed Peas Resurgence in Colorado (Days 57-62)

There’s been a Black Eyed Peas Resurgence in Colorado (Days 57-62)

Source: me.Day 57I woke up on the couch of Reed, a former PCT and AT thru hiker who now lives and works in Steamboat. He had graciously

Sep 18, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Halfway to Mexico! A Long Overdue Update.

Halfway to Mexico! A Long Overdue Update.

Okay, wow. It has been entirely too long since I have sat down to record my thoughts.  When I posted my last update, I had just entered Dubois

Sep 17, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Wyoming! Yellowstone! Ryan! (Days 36-41)

Wyoming! Yellowstone! Ryan! (Days 36-41)

Day 36Zero day in island park today was great! I was taking day off to meet my brother, Ryan who would be hiking the next about 40 miles

Aug 30, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Goodbye Cow Country (Days 31-35)

Goodbye Cow Country (Days 31-35)

MOOOOOOODay 31One month on the trail today woot woot! I would be celebrating with a long walk into town. Lima today! The day was

Aug 21, 2024 : Sean McCracken
We Are SO Back (days 25-30)

We Are SO Back (days 25-30)

Day 25This morning I got dropped off at miner lakes trail head. Super excited to be hiking again, but taking it reasonably slow out of the

Aug 16, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Unexpected Hurdles on the Road to Mexico (days 19-24)

Unexpected Hurdles on the Road to Mexico (days 19-24)

Let me start by saying that I have been bad and got supremely behind on my journal. I was about 10 days late writing these, so the memory is a

Aug 12, 2024 : Sean McCracken
The Road to Anaconda (days 13-18)

The Road to Anaconda (days 13-18)

Day 13Today I woke up completely soaked in condensation. Should have seen that coming with all the water nearby, but I there’s no way I was

Aug 4, 2024 : Sean McCracken
Into the Bob!! (Days 6-11)

Into the Bob!! (Days 6-11)

Day 6I finished up writing before he came I last night, but I met chezwick, the calendar year triple crowner. Meaning he would be hiking the

Jul 27, 2024 : Sean McCracken