We had smoke and rain/fog limiting our visibility as we continued along the Montana-Idaho border. We started a fire detour that took us onto Montana’s highways. Day 107 – Mile 2238.1 – Leadore, ID This morning we hiked over Elk…
These three days we traversed high ridges on the border of Montana and Idaho. There was often little vegetation beyond grass. Smoke obscured the vistas, but even so we could see that we were surrounded by imposing mountain peaks in…
We continued snaking along the border of Idaho and Montana, which follows the Continental Divide. The landscape has become much dryer. We’ve had expensive views into both states, which have been a bit obscured by smoke. Day 101 – Mile…
During the last three days we continued enjoying Yellowstone and saw some of its most impressive thermal features. Then we traveled in three states in 24 hours — we left Wyoming and entered Idaho, followed shortly thereafter by entering Montana.…
This stretch of the trail took us into a Yellowstone National Park, our second national park on the CDT. Day 95 – Mile 1927.3 – NOBOS, SOBOS & horse parties Today turned out to be a social day on the…
For much of these three days we hiked on a segment of the CDT that is just being built. It took us closer to the continental divide than the old trail would have, and it also treated us to a…
We continued through Wyoming’s Wind River Range past many alpine lakes. We were hoping to do lots of swimming, but the weather ended up being cold and rainy. The views were still amazing though. Day 89 – Mile 1799.5 –…
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 compiled everything we’ve learned from thousands of miles of hiking into this guide and recipe book! We hope you enjoy it!
-Renee and Tim
