Day 100: Dubois, WY and Togwotee Pass to slope above Cub Creek, ~12 miles, ~1,712 miles total There are all sorts of milestones by which one notes progress on a long distance hike. First 100 miles (or km). First 1,000 miles (or km). 100 days. States crossed. Number of shoes worn out. Etc. When we … Continue reading Above the fold

Day 98: Spring in woodbox near Ley map note 5 (WY10) to ridge west of Tripod Mountain, ~mileage too hard to estimate I don't own a television and rarely read the outdoor magazines brimming over with hyperbole and adrenaline dripping type. The "extreme" and "epic" experiences filmed for cable programs and penned for tell-all feature … Continue reading Soggy sagebrush and bear detours

Day 98: Spring in woodbox near Ley map note 5 (WY10) to ridge west of Tripod Mountain, ~mileage too hard to estimate I don't own a television and rarely read the outdoor magazines brimming over with hyperbole and adrenaline dripping type. The "extreme" and "epic" experiences filmed for cable programs and penned for tell-all feature … Continue reading Soggy sagebrush and bear detours

Days 95-96: Elkhart Trailhead to Pixley Creek along the Green River, ~30 miles, ~1,650 miles total Pinedale, Wyoming is not a town I'd want to leave. A blend of western frontier and recreation gateway. Where ropers and Carharts aren't fashion, they are the equipment for the job to be done. The town residents are cowboys … Continue reading The heart of the Winds

Days 90-93: South Pass City to Elkhart Trailhead, ~87 miles This was our first time to the Wind River Range. In a word: spectacular! But that doesn't aptly describe our admiration for these mountains. We walked around punch drunk in awe of dazzeling white and granite walls rising over a thousand feet above us. Again … Continue reading An introduction to the Wind River Range

Days 86-89: Rawlins to South Pass City, ~113 miles, ~1,534 miles total When people think of the CDT often the high mountains of Colorado are what come to mind. And indeed the trail follows the Divide along those beautiful ridges for hundreds of miles. But as I read about the trail, one of the landscapes … Continue reading Crossing the Great Divide Basin

Days 83-85: Battle Pass to Rawlins, WY, ~77 miles, ~1,421 miles total From Battle Pass, we had one more opportunity to sit above 11,000 feet and we best figured to enjoy it. The CDT passes right by the summit of Bridger Peak (11,007) as it goes up steep trail and ambles gently graded jeep roads. … Continue reading The land of sagebrush and pronghorn

Day 82: Near point 10,445 in Huston Park, Medicine Bow NF, WY to Battle Pass, ~10 miles, ~1,344 total Yesterday we said good bye to Colorado. After beautiful hiking through the Zirkel Wilderness, the CDT of Colorado bid us adieu with thunder storms and walking ATV roads. When we'd walked 200 feet into Wyoming and … Continue reading Hello Wyoming!

Days 74-76: Grand Lake, CO to Rabbit Ears Pass, ~71 miles, ~1,269 miles total A read of the maps for this section foretold the miles of hiking in the alpine tundra would soon be a sweet and distant memory. Peaks, passes, lowland forest hiking all at lower elevations than the terrain we have traversed for … Continue reading The mountains are changing