Week 16 on the Continental Divide Trail takes us deeper into Montana as we (again) lose Moist and hits the trail town of Leadore, Idaho (where I need to replace my lost sunglasses). We end Week 16 just south of our next resupply in Darby, Montana. CDT Day 106: Moist Is Dead We're up early and
Continental Divide Trail Week 15: The Final State(s)
Week 15 on the Continental Divide Trail brings us into the final two states of the CDT, Idaho and Montana. The trail only makes a small appearance in Idaho and spends a lot of time tracing the Idaho-Montana border. We leave Yellowstone, take the Mack's Inn Alternate, and arrive in Lima, Montana
Continental Divide Trail Week 14: Yellowstone
Week 14 on the Continental Divide Trail takes us through the northern end of the Wind River Range, over Knapsack Col, and then out to the town of Dubois just as we're running out of food. The trail then heads into Yellowstone National Park where we make a stop in Grant Village before heading toward
Continental Divide Trail Week 13: The Winds
During week 13 on the Continental Divide Trail, Appa and I continue through Wyoming's Great Divide Basin and make a resupply stop in Lander via South Pass City and Atlantic City before entering the Wind River Range with our bear spray where we take the Cirque of the Towers alternate and encounter
Continental Divide Trail Week 12: Wyoming!
Week 12 on the Continental Divide Trail takes us into the CDT's third state, Wyoming. I've never been to Wyoming before and our first trail town, Encampment. We then head into Rawlins, Wyoming before entering one of the state's landmark features, the Great Divide Basin. Day 78: The Last Great
Continental Divide Trail Week 11: Farewell Moisture
Week 11 on the Continental Divide Trail takes me well ahead of Moist and Appa as I make it to Grand Lake, Colorado before hitchhiking to Denver for a chest x-ray. I make it back to Grand Lake, reunite with Appa, and find that Moist has abandoned the CDT in search of greener pastures. Appa and I then
Continental Divide Trail Week 10: Shortcuts to Town
Week 10 on the Continental Divide Trail takes us out of Twin Lakes, up the highest peak in Colorado (a slight detour), and then into the town of Leadville, Colorado. We then depart and make it to the next trail town, Breckenridge, just in time for the Fourth of July. Unfortunately, this also means
Continental Divide Trail Week 9: Moist Is Dead?
Week 9 on the Continental Divide Trail starts with me on my own, without Appa or Moist, before making it to one of the most-loved Colorado resupply stops, Salida. It's so great I take a double zero here before hiking out, meeting back up with Appa and Moist, and making it to Twin Lakes, Colorado