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The Grants-to-Ghost Ranch Saga
Leaving Grants wasn’t easy. I came down with what I can only describe as a stomach flu, which made hiking feel nearly impossible. On top of that, my backpack was...
CDT Days 8 & 9: A Long Road Walk to Self Care
I woke up limping and stiff, but dragged myself down the long dirt road and then highway walk from Burro Mountain homestead to Silver City. I'm writing this from a...
CDT Day 7: Up into the Oaks
Seeing the oaks and the rock outcroppings unfold into hills and even a peak (Burro Peak) on this day was exhilarating and freeing. Finally, I'd made it up above the...
Trail Safe Storage in the Backcountry
When you’re deep in the backcountry, it is essential that you carry some sort of bear canister or protection for your food. I have learned to carry a BearVault, which...
Day 6: 100 Miles and a Bull
After running into Bullwinkle while grabbing some ace bandages on the way out of town, I stopped in the shade of the library to do some warm-up stretches. I'd realized...
CDT Days 3-5: Hachita to Lordsburg
For being in the absolute middle of nowhere in it's purest form, I thought Hachita was quite the town and I'm surprised that every hiker doesn't stop there. Even the...
Part Thirteen: My Best Day on The Trail
Saturday, August 17th - Pinedale, WY My tired eyes gazed out the window as two horned silhouettes darted across the golden hills - pronghorns. The car engine groaned beneath us,...
The CDT Part 2: Never Alone Amongst Trees and Friends
Finding out that you’re never alone while thru hiking the CDT when amongst the pinion pines, the birds, the land and its history, and of course, a network of other...
The Case for Hitching
As thru-hikers, we are presented with many choices. Between gear, routes and resupply, there are plenty of choices that we make when planning our hike, and plenty of things that...
CDT Day 2: Riding the Wave
The strong breezes and clouds made most of the second day surprisingly tolerable. Though I had a lazy morning pulling my heat-affected self off of the tarp I'd thrown down...