- June 21, Day 0 – The First Day of Summer!It’s that time of year again! I’ve quit my job, packed all of my belongings into my girlfriend’s spare closet, and flown halfway across the country to live in the woods for 4+ months. I flew from Dallas, Texas to Kalispell, Montana this morning to start the Continental Divide Trail. …
- June 22, Day 00 – Adapt, Improvise, OvercomeThat’s right, we decided to take a zero on our first day! Who doesn’t need a good rest day before a few months of hiking? Unfortunately, this was not our plan. We woke up this morning, packed our things and did what most thru hikers do on town day at …
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- June 23, Day 1 – Off to a great start!We woke up around 6 covered in condensation at Galena Gulch campground just off Interstate 15 then drove about 20 minutes to get to the start of the trail. Unfortunately it’s not a terminus like we wanted but we are happy to be getting on trail. The CDT is known …
- June 24, Day 2 – Taking the good with the badToday started pretty good. We woke up dry and a bear didn’t steal our food. That’s really all we wanted after our first night. The hiking was pretty good until about halfway through the day when we reached 5 miles of blowdowns, flooded trail and snow patches. I don’t think …
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- June 25, Day 3 – Finding our grooveWe were able to have a much more pleasant day today. The trail was pretty smooth other than some patches of blow downs, one of which required quite a few acrobatic moves. I had to be light and nimble on my feet, which is tough when I have 4 extra …
- June 26, Day 4 – First town day!We hustled into town this morning and made it in around noon. The hitch didn’t take too long to get and he dropped us off right at a grocery store next to a sandwich shop. We spent the next few hours eating and drying out our gear from condensation that …
