Tag Archives: CDT
CDT: Alburquerque and much needed Zeros
9/30 – 10/1 With rooms booked in Albuquerque within miles of the REI, we headed to McDonalds to wait for the bus, and to eat(again)…of course. Three buses later, a train ride that cost us $6 and another bus, we … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Continental Divide Trail, New Mexico, thru-hiking, Uncategorized
Tagged Albuquerque, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, New Mexico, REI
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CDT: Don Pedro Parks Wilderness…and a Reunion!
9/29: 18.6 mi (2315.8 – 2334.4) Did you say there was a climb today? Why of course there is! 3,500 feet to be exact up to 10,500 ft of elevation. New Mexico you are a tricky state. You placate us … Continue reading
Ghost Ranch Alternate
9/27: 17.9 mi (24.8 – 6.9) The weather that threatened us the day previous finally caught up to us. We awoke to damp ground and a wet rain fly. Turkeys strutted by us, and elk bugled in the distance as … Continue reading
CDT: Elwood Pass – Cumbres Pass
9/17: 10 mi (Elwood Pass Alt) We got dropped at the Family Dollar to add a few more snacks, so that we could get all the way to Chama, NM. Once shopping was done, we lunched at the Pizza joint … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, thru-hiking, Uncategorized
Tagged CDT, Colorado, South Sam Juan Wilderness, thru-hiking
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Monarch Pass to Creede
9/12: 15.4 mi (1914.9 – 1930.3) We scheduled a ride from Debbie, Salida’s resident Trail Angel back up to Monarch Pass. Turns out, that as she was dropping us off, two more SOBOs needed a ride into Salida. At the … Continue reading
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Tagged CDT, Colorado, Creede Cut-off, Monarch Pass
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Twin Lakes to Monarch Pass
9/7: 20.3 mi (1825.7 – 1846) We didn’t have very far to go to get into Twin Lakes for our resupply, but we packed up quickly and decided to have breakfast along the way. We stopped at a beaver pond … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, thru-hiking, Uncategorized
Tagged CDT, Collegiate West route, Colorado, Colorado Trail, Salida
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Parkview Lookout
8/23: 16.3 mi (1576.8 – 1593.8) Holy shit was that an eye opener. I don’t know how this slipped by us, but it did. It was so significant for us that I devoted a single blog post for this day’s … Continue reading
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Tagged CDT, Colorado, Parkview Lookout
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Benchmark – Helena
July 26: 12.7 mi (231.5-242.8) Rather than stay at the Benchmark Ranch another night, we decided to do a “Nero” (“minimal mileage”) on trail. We hiked out of Benchmark via a 1.5 mile road walk past the 6000 ft long, … Continue reading
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Tagged CDT, Continental Divide Trail
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Spotted Bear…the adventure
July 23 – 17 miles (felt like 40) The night prior we camped on a bench 4 miles from the start of the climb of Switchback Pass. The morning was crisp and the sunrise was gorgeous! It was going to … Continue reading
And then there were three
Badger Ranger Station – Spotted Bear Alt (mile 19) July 22 (13 miles) From the Badger Ranger Station to Beaver Lake was supposed to be 18 miles. This was to include, for lack of a better term, a PUD (Pointless … Continue reading
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