Continental Divide Trail
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...
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...
CDT Day 12 & 13: River at Last
Currently in river bliss as I write this. It took hiking nearly 200 miles for the first day of real surface water to come. The long, dusty days feel distant...
CDT Day 11: Sheltered by the Pines
Beginning to Find Some Rhythm Today felt a bit more rhythmic, despite getting a late start after sleeping at a trail angel's house last night. I'd had a guy be...
Day 10: Silver City to the Gila River Alternate
I absolutely LOVED Silver City, and would highly recommend it to any thruhiker for a zero day due to its charm and walkability. Today I spent more time resting until...
CDT Days 8 & 9: A Long Road Walk to Self Care
I woke up limping and stiff, but dragged myself down the long dirt road and then highway walk from Burro Mountain homestead to Silver City. I'm writing this from a...
CDT Day 7: Up into the Oaks
Seeing the oaks and the rock outcroppings unfold into hills and even a peak (Burro Peak) on this day was exhilarating and freeing. Finally, I'd made it up above the...
Day 6: 100 Miles and a Bull
After running into Bullwinkle while grabbing some ace bandages on the way out of town, I stopped in the shade of the library to do some warm-up stretches. I'd realized...
CDT Days 3-5: Hachita to Lordsburg
For being in the absolute middle of nowhere in it's purest form, I thought Hachita was quite the town and I'm surprised that every hiker doesn't stop there. Even the...