DAY 57: All Alone The smart thing to do would be to start when the sun comes up (then again, the smart thing to do might have been to never begin the CDT in the first place). Instead, I let the sun wake me up (sunrise is around 6:00), and the leisurely pack up my things before starting to hike
The CDT Resupply Guide: Class of 2018 Survey
Contrary to popular belief, Continental Divide Trail thru-hikers do not carry all of their food for the entire hike with them from the beginning (and if you're hiking the CDT then I would expect you to know this since chances are you've already done a long-distance thru-hike). If you're
The CDT Gear Guide: Class of 2018 Survey
In the second installment of our look at the Continental Divide Trail Thru-hiker Survey, we are taking a deep dive into the gear hikers on the Continental Divide Trail used this year. This includes not only what CDT gear was the most common, but what CDT gear performed best over the course of the
The Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey (2018)
Hello and welcome to the results of the 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-hiker Survey! This is now my second year doing this project and would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate. You're amazing people. Also, thank you to everyone who was patient in
Continental Divide Trail Week 8: Three Is Company
DAY 50: Frozen Shoes I wake up today to a first on the Continental Divide Trail (and a first in my life), frozen shoes. The combination of last night's freezing temperatures and my having hiked through muddy, water-filled trails yesterday afternoon lead to a peculiar predicament this morning.
Continental Divide Trail In Photos: New Mexico
The southernmost 809 mi / 1,302 km of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) covers the stats of New Mexico. New Mexico can (somewhat accurately) be described as the "desert section" of the trail and the entire New Mexico CDT is above 4,000 ft / 1,220 m and more than 75% is above 6,000 ft / 1,830 m
Continental Divide Trail In Photos: The Gila
Northbound thru-hikers of the Continental Divide Trail have a very important decision to make when they reach CDT Mile 173.1 (or for anyone who chooses to do the Columbus Alternate, where you begin the CDT from the town of Columbus, New Mexico instead of at Crazy Cook Monument south of Lordsburg,
Continental Divide Trail Week 7: Big Decisions
DAYS 43-45: Zero Days 4, 5, & 6 (Pagosa Springs, CO) Moist and I spend three entire days in Pagosa Springs, Colorado - our longest break from during these first seven weeks of hiking. Highlights of our time here include: Picking up a package from the post office with new underwear and
Continental Divide Trail In Photos: New Mexico Water Sources
The start of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) does to hikers whatever you would consider the opposite of "ease them into the hike" (that's right, it fucks them in the back of a Volkswagen). The water sources hikers have to drink from (yes, you have to drink from them, the alternative is
