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CDT: Keep on Truck’n
Day 3 (14.7 miles) The morning found us a little stiff, but nothing ibuprofen and a cup of coffee can’t fix. We decided that we would have to apply a different tactic to walking, as our unplanned 10 day “taper” … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Dirt roads, Great Outdoors, thru-hiking, Wyoming
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On the CDT… Finally!
Our first 12 miles of the CDT out of Rawlins, into the Great Divide Basin was everything we read about. The Great Divide Basin is one of the only areas where the accumulated rainfall stays “local”, as there is no … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Dirt roads, Great Outdoors, Wyoming
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Hitting the Road
Piecing things together Nothing like making a difficult trail more difficult by breaking ones pinky toe two weeks before send off. Who would have thunk that helping my daughter clean her car would result in a broken toe. [For those … Continue reading
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Keeping the Dream Alive*
*Portions previously posted on The Trek , June 9, 2020. When faced with a dilemma or possible life-threatening situation, you can do one of three things. Adapt (Change/Modify/Evolve) Migrate (Move) Die (also known as Give Up) Regardless of the situation, … Continue reading
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Pier to Summit to Pier Challenge
On my previous post Home Blazing, I had mentioned a local hike/route that we were devising. We have since completed the route and have dubbed it the San Clemente Pier to Summit to Pier Challenge, or for short, the San … Continue reading
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“Home” Blazing*
*Home Blazing – not to be confused with “green blazing“…at home. Read on for an explanation. Every since our plans to hike the CDT have been put on hold, the desire to continue our training (frankly any form of training) … Continue reading
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Tagged CDT, Day Hikes, PCT, Strava app
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Girls Trip – Cancun baby!
**So I had planned to post this last year, but well, things got a bit hectic and I never got around to it. In some ways I am glad that I didn’t, especially with all the current uncertainty of the … Continue reading
All dressed up…No place to go
So I started a draft of this post the begining of March, and got a little busy. Today I returned to it and my how things have evolved! Worried We are a little less than a month out from what … Continue reading
2Moremiles…and TheTrek.co
I have yet to figure out how to copy the text of the posts I have made on thetrek.co. It’s the luddite in me. So, what I propose to do, is create a 2moremiles post with a link to the … Continue reading
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We’re having a thru-hike…Again!
It’s been nearly 6 years since Paul and I completed our thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). In-between those years we have walked the Camino de Santiago, the Chilkoot Trail, the Trans Catalina Trail (TCT)…again, climbed Mount Whitney via … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, The Trek, thru-hiking
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