CDT Day 23: Why I Like Hiking Outside the Bubble
I've never done a thruhike in "the bubble," and I don't think I ever want to. As I lay here in bed at this cozy hiker and biker hostel in...
CDT Days 20-22: And Then the Rains Came
Wait, it's going to rain this whole section!? This realization didn't fully hit me until I had started north out of Pie Town, and I was very excited. Thunderstorm hiking...
CDT Days 18 & 19: Angels in the Desert
Showers can change lives. I can get down and dirty, living on trail for weeks, but I like my hot showers. I think one of the best showers I've ever...
Part Fifteen: Welcome to Colorful Colorado
Monday, August 26th - 8 miles from Rawlins, WY The night laid still and quiet. The steady roar of the passing trucks on the distant highway lulled me to sleep....
Waving the White Flag on the White Mountains Direttissima
Reflections on why we surrendered to the Direttissima, questioning my identity as a thru hiker, and pivoting to the Vagabondaggio.
CDT Days 15-17: No Water Cow Carcass Death
I wreak of cow carcass and my socks are more dust than fabric at this point. The pounding of my feet on the hard-packed or rocky road has caused my...
CDT Day 14: Gila River Paradise
In an already typically water-scarce state facing drought this year, I knew I had to relish my few days on the Gila River. I embraced the 2-mile-per-hour pace that was...
Gearing Up and Helping NOBO’s
Hello all, my trail name is Campfire and I will be attempting a southbound thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail. In a little less then a month a friend is...
A Tale of Two Divides: South to Mexico
And so the boy stared off once again into the abyss, a tear in his eye and a longing in his heart...
US Army’s Seizure of New Mexico Border Land Leaves Fate of CDT Southern Terminus Uncertain
Roughly 110,000 acres of federal land along the US-Mexico border in New Mexico, previously managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), was abruptly transferred into US Army control and...