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The Continental Divide Trail: The Toaster House in Pie Town, NM: After Nita.
Part 52 Just Takers "That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it." — Aristotle, Politics November, 2025 Over forty years ago a wife...
Week 16 on the CDT
Elevation gain since last update: 6,314m/20,715ft Total elevation gain so far: 106,739m/350,193ft (equivalent of 12.1 Everests) Southern San Juans The final section of Colorado
15. The Road to Soup
We stood on the porch and watched the rain. The gutters ran and the lawn was a marsh. The puddles became many, and then grew and joined, and became few...
Day 114: Return of the Blog
It’s been over 50 days since my last blog post and my parents are not happy! I promised to get back to writing the blogs consistently so here we are....
Week 15 on the CDT
Elevation gain since last update: 6,158m/20,203ft Total elevation gain so far: 100,425m/329,478ft (equivalent of 11.3 Everests) Into the San Juans As we leave the Collegiate Peaks and
The Continental Divide Trail: Entering Pie Town
Part 51 The Human Game, Part Twain "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." — Stephen King, The Gunslinger Brown gravel crunching. Scrub dispersed with
JMT Part 6: Whitney for Sunrise
Day 22 It's 1am when the alarm goes off. It's time to hike Mt Whitney. I can hear the quiet rustling of other hikers packing up camp, and begrudgingly start...
Week 14 on the CDT
Elevation gain since last update: 9,402m/30,846ft Total elevation gain so far: 94,267m/309,275ft (equivalent of 10.6 Everests) Sidequests and Peak Bagging Central Colorado is where I
CDT Sobo Part 2: Finally, Actually Hiking in Glacier
Day 3, July 2: Reynold's Creek to Red Eagle Lake Mile 49.6 to 64.2 14.6 miles I leave camp for my first "real day" on the CDT! All the plants...
The Continental Divide Trail: The Cebolla Alternate.
Part 50 The Wind Eye "Most invented languages begin with invented names." — Ursula K. Le Guin Names are tricky things. They feel natural on the tongue, native to the...
