CDT Days 95-97 – Yellowstone National Park
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…
CDT Days 92-94 – Enjoying newly built trail!
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…
CDT Days 89-91 – Tour de Lakes
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 –…
PCT Days 31 – 33
PCT Day 31 Leaving KOA was bittersweet. Some friends were staying to zero and in all honesty it was the perfect place to do so, but we carried on. The first few miles felt like the standard desert hills we…
CDT Days 86-88 – Wind River Range
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…
CDT Days 83-85 – Red desert
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…
CDT Days 80-82 – Great Divide Basin
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…
CDT Days 77-79 – Wyoming!
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…
CDT Days 74-76 – Morgan Creek Fire Detour
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,…
