Day 91, The Great Divide Basin

CDT mile 1405.6, miles hiked 30 For some strange reason the Continental Divide split into a western range and an eastern range right about Rawlins, the result is what is known as the great divide basin.  The basin is a huge swatch of high desert around 7,000′...

Day 90 Rawlins, WY

Miles hiked 0 We all slept in late enjoying a cool room with blackout curtains.  When we did rise we headed to the lobby for the free hot breakfast.  After watching each other gobble up waffles, French toast and eggs with cheese we arranged for the local bus/shuttle...

Day 88 Back in the Desert

CDT mile 1338.5, miles hiked 25.6 We roused out of our beds and packed up.  We had arranged a 9 am ride back to the trail from the owner of the Vancher’s Big Horn Lodge.  Cheezy and I rolled up to the coffee shop and had a breakfast of biscuits and gravy and...

Day 89 Pushing it to the limit

CDT mile 1376.5, miles hiked 38 I woke up in the night a few times, once to see the wild ponies right in camp by Maverick’s tent eating grass and the again when I rolled over.  The Milky Way was as vivid as ever and so close I felt like I was in space.  The only...

Day 87, Encampment, WY

CDT mile 1312.9 miles hiked 8.2 It was cold again this morning, so cold that we had frost on the ground and frozen tarns and puddles along the trail.  The trail was gentle today with easy ups and downs.  The terrain we walked across was marshy and wet, often with...

Day 86 We’re Halfway There

CDT mile 1304.7 miles hiked 27 The wind howled all night long and a cold front blew in with it.  When I woke up I could see my breathe it was so cold.  We all laid in our tents waiting for the first person to make noise forcing the rest of us to get up.  Finally at...