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CDT Day 45: The Butterfly House
Not realizing it was there until I was just a few miles from the highway, I was pleasantly surprised to find the Butterfly House hostel in Garfield, CO to be...
A Walk in the Park: First Week on the CDT in Glacier
A recap of my first week thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail southbound through Glacier National Park.
CDT Days 35-44: Wolf Creek to Monarch Pass
From Cumbres Pass by the New Mexico border, it didn't take long for the big, majestic Colorado mountains to appear. It also didn't take long for a healthy dose of...
CDT JOY: Counting Down to the Start of Trail
Time is flying both incredibly slowly and incredibly fast in my time between hiking the Arizona trail and Continental Divide trail. I have spent more time preparing for my SOBO...
Part Eighteen: Window to The Soul
“So, how is the CDT?” Beer Slide asked, his hands steady on the wheel as the truck sped down Interstate 70. I didn’t answer at first. Out the window, the...
Working While Packing Up: T minus 4!
The Frightened Phase: Several months ago I confessed to my Colorado Trail buddy, Bob Gnarly, that I was pretty frightened about this trek. His reply came immediately: "That's
Glacier National Park Part Two
I see a family of ducks swimming in the river, and I thought, some creatures are just built to swim. All the babies following their mom. Not even thinking about...
Glacier National Park pt. 2
Day 4 Wind, Waterfalls, and Weeds We needed to rise early in order to make it 30 miles without having to run. Waking up early wouldn’t have been a problem...
Beautiful Trauma
****Content Warning**** My posts are usually PG. Today’s post includes some graphic pictures and descriptions that are more along the PG-13 lines. If you are reading this with children, please
The Start of the CDT!
Today's The Day I woke up around 5 AM today with coffee, brewing in the rv. Henry was kind enough to make me eggs and toast and yogurt, and it...