CDT
CDT Day 58: Grays, Torrey’s, and a Ridge Walk
Note: I'm publishing today's post before days 52-57. Will post that soon : ) The summit of Torrey's and then Gray's this morning almost felt too easy. I didn't go...
CDT + GDT: Lander to Green River Lakes (Wind River High Route) – I Walk In Beauty
Resupply 18 | Lander to Green River Lakes, including Cirque of the Towers and Knapsack Col via Wind River High Route Author’s note - posts moving forward in WY may...
CDT Days 49-51: Twin Lakes to Leadville
Catching the Other Thruhikers After almost 1,000 miles alone (I'd hiked about 20 miles at most with another human), I've hit the edge of the hiker bubble. Soon after getting...
CDT Days 46-49: Garfield to Twin Lakes
Day 46: Garfield to Tincup Pass Rd, 18 miles; 4,250ft ascent, 2,700ft descent The trail was mellow, bright, and beautiful up to Chalk Creek Pass. It was a delightful gateway...
CDT + GDT: Rawlins to Lander – Does the Basin Ever End?
Resupply 16 | Rawlins to Lander Day 65, 34.4 miles. On the CDT generally and in the basin especially, I’m walking through a lot of private land through an easement...
CDT + GDT: Encampment to Rawlins – First Taste of the Basin
Resupply 15 | Encampment to Rawlins Day 62, 31.5 miles. This morning I hiked what I hope will be my last five miles of snow on this trail. I...
CDT Day 45: The Butterfly House
Not realizing it was there until I was just a few miles from the highway, I was pleasantly surprised to find the Butterfly House hostel in Garfield, CO to be...
CDT Days 35-44: Wolf Creek to Monarch Pass
From Cumbres Pass by the New Mexico border, it didn't take long for the big, majestic Colorado mountains to appear. It also didn't take long for a healthy dose of...
CDT + GDT: Steamboat Springs to Encampment, WY – Final Stretch of Snow
Resupply 14 | Steamboat Springs to Encampment, WY Day 57, 13.5 miles. Yesterday Slide said he had made it to Wyoming and that the snow was good enough that he...
How the Trail Community Inspired Me to Fundraise on My CDT Thruhike
To donate to this fundraiser, please follow this GoFundMe Link. Thank you. Do you know that feeling, (whether you're a thruhiker or not), when a kind stranger ends up giving...