Beginning the Border to Border Calendar Year Triple Crown
This morning I woke up at the room around 6am. I was feeling well rested and ready to rip! Everybody packed up and then we got a ride down to...
CDT: the nicest farmer in all of New Mexico
I glance at the horizon, where the sky blushes faintly as the sun dips lower. What if I keep going? Past the terminus, past the expectations? Plenty of thru hikers...
The Night Before the Calendar Year Triple Crown
This morning we were all up bright and early, headed to the ferry. We left Ft Meyers around 8am and began our journey south to Key West! The ferry would...
Heading South to Start the CYTC
Today on December 30th I officially left Massachusetts and began my journey south to Florida! I said goodbye to my family, who I won’t be seeing again for nearly an...
Calendar Year Triple Crown Gear List
In the next few days I will be embarking on my biggest adventure yet! Attempting to complete the “border to border” calendar year triple crown. Walking from key west to...
Congratulations to These 2024 CDT Thru-Hike Finishers: Part 5
The Continental Divide Trail is one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the Canadian-Montana
I Survived a Flash Flood on the CDT: Here’s How
When I was preparing to thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail, I considered all sorts of variables: the season in which I would be going, the weather, the terrain, etc. Many...
Part Three: Embrace The Brutality, Or The Brutality Will Embrace You
I. Setbacks In the St Mary’s campground, I woke up to drops of rain hitting my tent’s fly. That sound had now become more familiar than I had wished for....
1st Woman to Attempt the Border to Border CYTC
Back in 2023 while I was finishing up the Eastern Continental Trail I was already thinking about the next adventure. I remember daydreaming about all sorts of things. Allowing my...
Congratulations to These 2024 CDT Thru-Hike Finishers: Part 4
The Continental Divide Trail stands as one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the