Wyoming, the third state of the Continental Divide Trail (for northbound hikers) is another dramatic shift in the trail for thru-hikers. The transition from Colorado to Wyoming is just as dramatic as the shift from New Mexico to Colorado. The small mountain resort towns of Colorado are replaced
Continental Divide Trail in Photos: Colorado
Colorado, the second state of the Continental Divide Trail (for northbound hikers), presents a set of new challenges for hikers leaving New Mexico. Hikers face elevation, snow, thunderstorms, cold, moose, recreational cannabis, and increased prices once they cross the border into Colorado from New
Guthook Guides (Atlas Guides) CDT App Review
There exist two distinct epochs on the Continental Divide Trail - pre and post-Guthook. What is Guthook? Guthook, by Atlas Guides, is an app made specifically for the Continental Divide Trail. It's not a mapping or GPS tracking app that also happens to have the ability to help you out with your CDT
Continental Divide Trail Week 4: One Month In
Week 4 on the Continental Divide Trail gets us into Grants, New Mexico where we take our second zero day before hiking out of the city via the Mount Taylor Alternate. There's an on-trail pizza delivery, a fire, and some snow - everything a thru-hiker could ask for. Moist and I are also reunited with
Continental Divide Trail Day 1: The Middle of Nowhere
It turns out that the adventure of a 3,100 mi / 5,000 km thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail begins before you take your first steps away from the US/Mexico border toward Canada. It starts on the drive down to the southern terminus. Driving from Phoenix (that's in Arizona for all my