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…

This stretch of the CDT took us out of the desert and into the mountains. The vegetation transitioned to include…

PCT Day 16 Well, today was the lowest point of the trail….literally and emotionally. We resumed our descent after breaking…

For these three days we continued through the desert and walked through basins from range to range. We weaved through…

The Continental Divide Trail starts in New Mexico in the Chihuahuan desert in the Basin and Range. For the first…

PCT Day 13 Lorraine picked us up at 8am and drove us back to Paradise Valley Cafe. She was very…

PCT Day 10 The first half of today went quick. The trail started with a little ascent and then dipped…
We battled 40 mph wind gusts as we hugged the side of the San Felipe hills to the most infamous…

Photos and descriptions of the items in our packs at the start of the CDT. At the bottom of this post is a Google Sheet with our exhaustive gear list.
A cold morning got a bit warmer when Desiree dropped off the first trail magic of the trip, fresh fruit…