CDT Days 86-88 – Wind River Range
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We made it to the Wind River Range! This remote mountain range in Wyoming is supposed to be a highlight of the CDT. We spent more time than we would have liked climbing through fallen trees, but once we emerged…
We made it to the Wind River Range! This remote mountain range in Wyoming is supposed to be a highlight of the CDT. We spent more time than we would have liked climbing through fallen trees, but once we emerged…
We finished hiking through the Great Divide Basin. It was hot but beautiful and full of wildlife (and livestock). There was smoke in the air from nearby forest fires which blocked some of the views (but filtered the sun a…
The trail has descended from the high mountains and is now cutting across the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming. This is a large desert area that does not drain to either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans… water that ends up…
We crossed the border into Wyoming during this stretch, and the rolling mountains started to become quite deserty. Day 77 – Mile 1516.6 – Wyoming & Halfway Today was an exciting day for milestones. About 10 miles in we hit…
The Morgan Creek Fire is burning on the CDT which means we have to detour around it. We are making sure to hike as much of the official CDT as possible and complete a continuous footpath from Mexico to Canada,…
We spent these three days in northern Colorado’s Rabbit Ears and Park Ranges. The air was a bit smokey due to the Morgan Creek Fire burning just north of us. Day 71 – Mile 1397.8 – Low on water Today…
These three days took us above 13,000 feet for the last time. We enjoyed a surprising amount of trail magic, and we found ourselves surrounded by several other hikers. Day 68 – Mile 1313.0 – Trail Magic Today was a…
These three days took us really high. We were above 13,000′ many times and summited one of Colorado’s 14ers, Grays Peak. Day 65 – Mile 1239.2 – Back to reality Heavy rain woke us up at around 3am. We looked…
Here the trail weaved past Leadville, Breckenridge, and a few other populated towns. We didn’t have to hitch into any of them. Tim’s family hooked us up and we found an on trail option instead, which means more time hiking…
We took a couple of days off to relax with Tim’s family. They met us near the CDT for some car camping. Day 58 – Mile 1137.5 – To the lake Today our goal was to get to the lake…