Day 112, Solo

CDT mile 1813.3 ,miles hiked 20.1 I woke up late I needed some extra sleep plus our campsite was next to the highway so it took awhile to get to sleep the night before.  I heard Polar Bear grab the towel from the clothesline and head for the shower, I got out of bed...

Day 111 Idaho

CDT mile 1793.2, miles hiked 29.2 It was damn cold this morning my water had frozen along with my shoes and a thick layer of ice covered my bag. I had cowboy camped and had some great star gazing late at night with the Milky Way overhead.  By the time I went for my...

Day 110, The Parting of the Partners

CDT mile 1764, miles hike 14.8 After hiking together for over two months, two states, countless snow drifts, lightning storms and dry dusty desert miles….cheesy and I finally had to say goodbye and part ways at Old Faithful.  It was a hard day for me as I have...

Day 109, Upper Fire Hole

CDT mile 1749.2, miles hiked 20.5 We all woke up extra early so we could get to the breakfast buffet at 6:30 when they opened.  Hotshot walked up to the check-in and called for the courtesy shuttle to take us there, what a treat to not walk that extra mile.  We all...

Day 108, Grant Village Gut Check

CDT mile 1728.7, miles hiked 12.8 We woke up a bit later since we only had to go about 12 miles.  It was cold and some frost was on the meadow plants in the opening by us.  We packed up and went to the core camp to get our food bags and cook breakfast.  By the time we...