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From Teacher to Trail: My Accidental Journey to the Continental Divide Trail

From Teacher to Trail: My Accidental Journey to the Continental Divide Trail

You know how, when you're a kid, adults are always asking questions like, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" Maybe now you're the adult. Or maybe...

Jan 22, 2024 : Madelyn Dukart
Backpacking Safety for Solo Women: Understanding and Managing Risk in the Backcountry

Backpacking Safety for Solo Women: Understanding and Managing Risk in the Backcountry

When sharing news of an upcoming thru-hike, one of the most common questions I get — right up there with “Where do you poop?” and “Where do you shower?” —...

Jan 9, 2024 : Katie Jackson
Ranking the Colorado Trail Segments: 100% Subjective, Completely True

Ranking the Colorado Trail Segments: 100% Subjective, Completely True

The 486 miles between Denver and Durango on the Colorado Trail (CT) weave through six wilderness areas, eight mountain ranges, and five major river systems. The Colorado Trail Foundation calls...

Jan 3, 2024 : Katie Jackson
A Beginner Hikes the CDT Day 92-95 August 1-4

A Beginner Hikes the CDT Day 92-95 August 1-4

August 1st day 92 I missed This First, I have to say that today is the first day I haven't been in the Air Force or in Air Force ROTC...

Aug 5, 2023 : Daddy Warbuck$
A Beginner Hikes the CDT July 23-31 Day 83-91

A Beginner Hikes the CDT July 23-31 Day 83-91

Day 83 July 23rd Even Easier I had a ten-mile jaunt into the trailhead where supposedly there was enough traffic every day to get an easy hitch into Pinedale. It...

Aug 1, 2023 : Daddy Warbuck$
Carl “Professor” Stanfield: Reflections on the Calendar Year Triple Crown

Carl “Professor” Stanfield: Reflections on the Calendar Year Triple Crown

In 2022, I set out to backpack more miles in a calendar year than had ever been done. My goal was to average nearly 30 miles a day over 365...

May 23, 2023 : Carl Stanfield
Three Things I Did Right

Three Things I Did Right

I did a lot of things wrong on my PCT thru-hike, but at least three I got right. One I knew would be important from the start, one quickly became...

Feb 11, 2023 : Todd Wellnitz
My 5 Favorite Trail Towns on the Triple Crown

My 5 Favorite Trail Towns on the Triple Crown

If I learned anything from my travels on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail, it's that hiking them would be nigh impossible if not for the...

Nov 23, 2022 : Joseph Gonzalez
Colorado Trail: Te Amo

Colorado Trail: Te Amo

Lights and shadows. Inspiration comes, sometimes unbidden and other times because it's been chemically induced. Then it goes, as predictable and rhythmic as the tide going out. Or the arrival...

Nov 10, 2022 : Isabella Zenaidah
Colorado Trail: Lights and Shadows

Colorado Trail: Lights and Shadows

My spirit felt uneasy. The dissonance between my own aggravation and my idyllic surroundings seemed to compound my sense of alienation. I reminded myself that emotional troughs usually follow psychedelic...

Oct 20, 2022 : Isabella Zenaidah