CDT Days 25-27 – Pie Town
This section of trail had a lot of road walking into and out of Pie Town. But at the end we made it to El Malpais National Monument which is a very unique volcanic area. Day 25 – Mile 414.2…
CDT Days 22-24 – Wildlife & Blisters
This section of trail included mostly walking on mountains trails and some cross-country through basins. There were few other hikers but amazing scenery. Day 22 – Mile 366.3 – Elk & Deer! We had a trail the entire day today!!…
CDT Days 19-21 – Wide open spaces
This was another remote stretch of trail that included a lot of challenging cross country travel. We had amazing open views and saw lots of elk, deer, and antelope. Day 19 – Mile 299.6 – Wide open spaces Five miles…
CDT Days 16 – 18 – Delays…
This was another very remote stretch of trail — we saw no one else on the trail at all for these three days. Day 16 – Mile 259.7 – Stuck in Winston Today we had a relatively easy hike to…
CDT Days 13-15 – Gila & Aldo Leopold Wildernesses
This section of trail was very remote. We hiked through the Gila and Aldo Leopold Wilderness Areas. We encountered no other thruhikers and only two other people on the trail at all. We saw more bears in the Aldo Leopold…
CDT Days 10-12 – Silver City
This section of the CDT took us into the town of Silver City and then up into the Black Mountain Range beyond. There is lots of evidence of black bears in this area. We are in the transition zone between…
CDT Days 7-9 – Transitioning into the mountains
This stretch of the CDT took us out of the desert and into the mountains. The vegetation transitioned to include many trees and wildlife included many new animals. Day 7 – Mile 105.5 – Higher elevation Today was a steady…
PCT Days 16 – 18
PCT Day 16 Well, today was the lowest point of the trail….literally and emotionally. We resumed our descent after breaking camp early this morning. The downhill started to take a toll on our knees, ankles, and spirit. After about nine…
CDT Days 4-6 – More desert adventures
For these three days we continued through the desert and walked through basins from range to range. We weaved through the Coyote Hills and Pyramid Mountains. Much of the trail goes from marker to marker through the desert. Usually there…
