CDT Day 23: Why I Like Hiking Outside the Bubble

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...

Jun 4, 2025 : Kelly Rogue
CDT Days 20-22: And Then the Rains Came

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...

Jun 4, 2025 : Kelly Rogue
CDT Days 18 & 19: Angels in the Desert

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...

Jun 4, 2025 : Kelly Rogue
Part Fifteen: Welcome to Colorful Colorado

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....

Jun 3, 2025 : Titouan Le Roux
Waving the White Flag on the White Mountains Direttissima

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.

Jun 1, 2025 : Kelly Toddler Snacks
CDT Days 15-17: No Water Cow Carcass Death

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...

May 31, 2025 : Kelly Rogue
CDT Day 14: Gila River Paradise

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...

May 31, 2025 : Kelly Rogue
Gearing Up and Helping NOBO’s

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...

May 30, 2025 : Tim Hill
A Tale of Two Divides: South to Mexico

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...

May 30, 2025 : Leif Olson
US Army’s Seizure of New Mexico Border Land Leaves Fate of CDT Southern Terminus Uncertain

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...

May 29, 2025 : Katie Jackson