Tag Archives: thru-hiking
CDT: Yellowstone
July 20: 1944.9 – 1965.4 (20.7miles) The day started with good tread and rolling incline/decline that allowed us to cover 8 miles by 1030am (which is good for us). It of course started with an early morning crossing of the … Continue reading
CDT: Yellowstone!
July 19: 1930.1 – 1944.9 (14.8 + .2 to campsite 8C5 = 15miles) On the trail by 0730, we were walking our still wet shoes and socks dry. It didn’t really matter, as within the first hour we had 4-5 … Continue reading
CDT: Our Kind of Trail
July 17: Day 29 (1899.7 – 1915.5) 15.8 miles As we were packing up, Chimp and Raindance arrived. They started well after us the day prior and ended up camping only 3 miles from us. We weren’t surprised, as they … Continue reading
CDT: Bum Wheel
July 12: Day 24 (1857.2 -1872.4) 15.2 miles Considering how our day started and ended, it’s a miracle that we even covered 15 miles. Up with the sun we tugged on our wonderfully dry shoes and trotted off down … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, KT Tape, thru-hiking, Wyoming
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CDT: A Bloom’n Good Day
July 11: Day 23 (1842.6 – 1857.2) 14.6 miles We knew we were fairly close to the river, so we expected heavy condensation and everything to be wet in the morning, but we never expected to be fully frosted. Rather … Continue reading
CDT: Gun Sight Pass
July 10: Day 22 (1828.2 – 1842.6) 14.4 miles We thought we let ourselves “sleep in”, but nope, we still woke up with the sun. Not setting an alarm to get up and moving is great, but waking up at … Continue reading
CDT: What a difference a Day Makes
July 9: Day 21(1810.8 – 1828.2) 17.4 miles Something about a hard day makes you sleep so soundly. It must have pretty cold during the night as well, because our socks and shoes were frozen solid when we awoke. Luckily … Continue reading
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Tagged blow downs, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Green River, thru-hiking, Wyoming
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CDT: A Brutiful Day
July 8: Day 20 (1800.1 – 1810.8) 10.7 miles After having fallen asleep to the sound of the “jet engine” creek, the night before, we awoke to frost on the grass and ice in our water bottles. This was totally … Continue reading
CDT: Back into the Wind River Range
July 7, Day19: Elkhart Trail head – 1800.1 ( 12.7 miles, 10,600 ft elevation) 8 am was our scheduled “shuttle”. Stetson picked us up in his Nissan Pathfinder and drove us to the trail head. By 9am we were huffing … Continue reading
CDT: 4th of July!
And to think that we could have been cursing the blood sucking swarms of mosquitos on the 4th. We are blessed to have inadvertently timed our resupply in Pinedale for the 4th of July! Especially a town with actual 4th … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Pinedale, thru-hiking
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