CDT
CDT Day 108: Mexico or Bust
The warmest morning I have had on trail in...months. Maybe the entire trail actually. Of course it would finally warm up at the very end. The sunrise is beautiful. I...
CDT Day 102-107: The Desert is Trying to Kill Me
CDT Day 102The rain stopped overnight and I wake up to a dark haze. But I know the rain is coming again so I get up while it's dark to...
CDT Day 95-101: Rivers, Rain, and Roadwalks
CDT Day 95It's a misty morning when I wake. I'm banked in fog. I eat my last poptart and wash it down with some black coffee and head off to...
CDT Day 89-94: Life in the Rainy Desert
CDT Day 89We sleep in until 7 am. Skybird and I are starving and we try to raid the kitchen when we wake up, but find it's locked until 8....
CDT Day 83-88: Peace Out C-O, Hello New Mexico
CDT Day 83Brr, frozen tent. I talk to the motorcyclists before I take off in the morning and find out they rode here from Canada. It took them 10 days....
CDT Day 75-82: The San Juans and Winter in September
CDT Day 75Coldest night yet. My tent is covered in frost in the morning. It's always fun trying to pack up without soaking yourself by rubbing up against icy tent...
CDT Day 70-74: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
CDT Day 70Since I'm onnnnnnly camping around 9000 feet, I actually don't wake up freezing! But the clouds are threatening and I know thunderstorms are forecast so I find a...
CDT Days 84-99: Northern Montana
Johnson Lake to Helena The Northern Montana section of the CDT began with a 1,200 ft. climb on day 84. It brought us to Warren Lake, which for my money,...
CDT Day 61-69: Flying High
CDT Day 61Warm morning. Beautiful sunrise. It's cold walking in the shadows of the mountain. Until I start climbing. There's an alternate that will allow me to go over five...
CDT Day 57- 60: The Mountains are Calling
CDT Day 57I wake up early to the sound of traffic on the highway. I toss and turn for a bit before finally giving up and getting up. I'm not...