CDT Days 43 – 45 – South San Juan Mountains
This stretch of trail took us high into the San Juan Mountain Range. We traversed large snow fields and spent much of the time above 12,000 feet in elevation. Day 43 – Mile 797.5 – Views and snow Today we…
PCT Day 28 – 30
PCT Day 28 Our friends joined us in sleeping late this morning. We hatched a plan over breakfast to hitch into town to take care of some dealings at the post office and then hitch up to Vincent Gap where…
CDT Days 40-42 – New Mexico or Colorado?
Every day for the last three days we spent time in both New Mexico and Colorado! Day 40 – Mile 751.0 – Yahtzee Today we started hiking at 6 am in hopes of catching Dirty Money, who we haven’t seen…
PCT Day 25 – 27
Pct Day 25 Last night a marine layer stealthily moved in on us and when we woke everything was drenched. The cloud showed no signs of lifting so we packed up and hoped the Golden Arches would provide more than…
CDT Days 37 – 39 – Transitioning into the mountains!
This section of trail was a mix of green and wet mountain meadows along with sandstone cliffs and bluffs that felt like the desert again. We hiked over the Rio Chama, which qualifies as a full-blown river. Day 37 –…
PCT Day 22 – 24
PCT Day 22 Last night temperatures dipped into the 40s for the first time in a while, which made our early morning a bit chilly. We woke up at 5 to hike 18 miles by lunch. We endured this punishment…
CDT Days 34-36 – Dry desert to wet mountains
The diversity in landscape during these three days was incredible. We started in a high, dry desert with beautiful sandstone bluffs and finished in wet, green mountains. We stopped in the town of Cuba in between to resupply. Day 34…
CDT Days 31-33 – Views and rain
This section of trail brought us past Mount Taylor and into a beautiful high-desert basin. It rained on us multiple times during this stretch. Day 31 – Mile 535.6 – Back on single track As we left Grants today we…
CDT Days 28-30 – Volcanic Landscapes
We hiked through volcanic landscapes including lava rocks and lava tubes. It was very interesting but hard on the feet at times. Day 28 – Mile 478.4 – Chain of Craters We woke up late this morning. We heard coyotes…
