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CDT + GDT: Pie Town to Grants – Efficiency isn’t Always the Answer
Resupply 4 | Pie Town to Grants via Cebolla and Bonita Zuni alternates Day 14, 29.9 miles. In total I think there are at least 15 maybe 20 people here...
Day By Day: Silver City to Pie Town
This long stretch of miles had a ton of variety from road walks, to canyons, to ridges, to river crossings, to hot springs. What a nice reprieve from the, while...
CDT + GDT: Silver City to Doc Campbell’s – Losing the Trail Over and Over in the Gila
Resupply 2 | Silver City to Doc Campbell’s on the Gila Alternate Day 7, ~7 miles out of Silver City Hiked out the remaining roadwalk and did about a mile...
How to Easily Lower your Base Weight: Calculate it Differently
I've been calculating base weight wrong this whole time. But it doesn't matter because it's kind of an arbitrary number.
Part Twelve: Lonesome Traveller
4:30 am. My alarm rang loudly in the peace of the night. I stood up and looked up, dipping my head into a sea of stars. “There!” I exclaimed silently....
The Gila Fades Behind
It’s hard to put into words the best parts of a thru-hike section. The most meaningful moments don’t always announce themselves, they just slip into the rhythm of the trail....
Day By Day: The Border to Silver City
Well, we made it through the first week on trail! On paper, the mileage and elevation profile seem pretty tame, though a lack of trail legs, shade and water challenged...
Day 19 Continental Divide Trail (CDT) 2025
The Pie Town road walk that wasn’t After mildly recovering from the long days going north to Highway 12 I woke up on day 19 and began to hitchhike back...
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 the PCT. As...
Lessons of the Desert: CDT Part 1
My desert lessons learned from the first major section of the Continental Divide Trail.