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The Gila – please schedule your breakdowns

The Gila – please schedule your breakdowns

The canyon feels too alive after dark. I hear animals splashing across the river nearby, their movements echoing off the cliffs. Then, something ventures too close to my camp. I...

Jan 7, 2025 : Speedy Pinecone
CDT: the nicest farmer in all of New Mexico

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...

Jan 2, 2025 : Speedy Pinecone
CDT: 50+ mile days and the boulder boys 🍝

CDT: 50+ mile days and the boulder boys 🍝

"I make sure my wife always has one with her too. You can, just like this...", he mimics a quick swing through the air, the rusty blade cutting a jagged...

Dec 24, 2024 : Speedy Pinecone
CDT: be gentle with me, New Mexico

CDT: be gentle with me, New Mexico

Back in the summer, I would have been nervous - three armed men in the wilderness while I hiked alone was a scenario that once unsettled me. But months on...

Dec 21, 2024 : Speedy Pinecone
Colorado welcome committee: we hope you like hail

Colorado welcome committee: we hope you like hail

CDT Sobo, days 61 - 66, entering Colorado Day 61 - 0 miles The bed is empty when I wake up. 6 am. As silently as possible I make my...

Oct 26, 2024 : Speedy Pinecone
Is the CDT the PCT‘s younger sister?

Is the CDT the PCT‘s younger sister?

I had expected the CDT to fill this PCT-sized hole in my chest. And, being 450 miles longer, it should fit and do that job. It didn’t.

Jul 19, 2024 : Speedy Pinecone