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Surprise Slack Pack in Silverthorne

Surprise Slack Pack in Silverthorne

This morning 9 Lives and I woke up pretty early. Last night I was talking to Switch, a thru hiker and triple crowner who I met at Appalachian Trail days...

Oct 19, 2024 : Peg Leg
CDT: Finishing Montana, Finally

CDT: Finishing Montana, Finally

I woke in Lima raring to go.  I had less than 150 miles to the Wyoming border.  The driver who shuttled us back to the trail head regaled us with...

Oct 18, 2024 : Deb James
Big Sky, Full Hearts, Cold Toes: CDT Days 146-155+

Big Sky, Full Hearts, Cold Toes: CDT Days 146-155+

Welcome to our home stretch on the CDT! Our final ten days on trail were full of challenge and beauty. After skipping the Wind River Range for now due to...

Oct 18, 2024 : Liz Seger
More Dangerous Moose Encounters By The Minute

More Dangerous Moose Encounters By The Minute

Last night for the first time on this entire trip, my sleeping pad started deflating overnight. That would lead me to believe that I have a pinhole in it somewhere....

Oct 18, 2024 : Peg Leg
Getting Charged By a Bull Moose

Getting Charged By a Bull Moose

This morning I got up fairly early and began packing up. Sparkle and her buddy Snacks are going to pick us up around 9:30am and take us back to the...

Oct 17, 2024 : Peg Leg
A Lazy Day in Leadville

A Lazy Day in Leadville

Even though last night I didn’t go to bed until sometime after 4am, I still wound up getting up around 7:30am this morning. I was feeling pretty groggy though.  After...

Oct 17, 2024 : Peg Leg
Reuniting with Hikers From Every Trail

Reuniting with Hikers From Every Trail

Last night I was perfectly comfortable inside of the warming hut. The lights would stay off for a decent amount of time here and there. But because they were motion...

Oct 15, 2024 : Peg Leg
Birthdays and Dangerous Bull Moose Encounters

Birthdays and Dangerous Bull Moose Encounters

Last night Sparkle had talked about waking up around 5:30am so that we could be hiking sometime around 6-6:30am. I heard her getting up around that time and decided to...

Oct 14, 2024 : Peg Leg
Night Hiking After Losing Your Headlamp

Night Hiking After Losing Your Headlamp

This morning everyone slept a little bit at the room. Even though we have to hike out today and do about a marathon, we still didn’t have a super early...

Oct 13, 2024 : Peg Leg
Taking a Mental Health Day Off Trail

Taking a Mental Health Day Off Trail

This morning I woke up at the room around 7am. I could see that 9 Lives was already up doing some work on her phone. We both have so much...

Oct 12, 2024 : Peg Leg