I’ve been writing some CDT planning resources over at The Trek recently. If you’re planning an upcoming CDT thru or section hike, check out the following posts I authored to help you with the planning process: How to get to …
Category: Continental Divide Trail
Gear Review: Gossamer Gear Kumo 36
Most ultralight backpacks are very minimal: main compartment, 3 external pockets, maybe a hip belt. The Gossamer Gear Kumo 36, on the other hand, packs in many features of a traditional pack, while still keeping total pack weight under 2 …
My CDT Mail Drop Recommendations
Contrary to what you may have heard, resupply on the CDT isn’t that different to or much more difficult than the PCT. Many of the alternates (and virtually all of New Mexico) even allow for on-trail resupply.
CDT Bird List
One of my favorite pieces of gear is my monocular. Not only does it allow me to identify a lot more birds than I otherwise would, it is also great for looking at all variety of wildlife. On the CDT …
CDT Day 125: Canada!
Day 125: 19 Miles Last days on trail are always a little bit weird, but I think Piñata would agree with me that this was the best one of all. We started the morning messing with him a little bit, …
CDT Days 122-124: Glacier National Park
Day 122: 16 Miles Today was great. Piñata and Yoda got up early and went down to the ranger office to be there when they opened. They returned with our permits and itinerary for the final section of trail. It …
CDT Days 120-121: East Glacier
Day 120: 31 Miles We woke up 30 Miles from East Glacier, and decided to make it all the way into town for the night. We were slowed down by the abundance of berries. I’ve never seen so many thimbleberries …
CDT Days 117-119: It Might be August, but it’s Cold in Montana
Day 117: 10 Miles We slept in this morning, knowing there would be no cars to try and hitch a ride with very early. Waiting for a ride, we saw Enigma headed back to the trail, and will try and …
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CDT Days 115-116: From Lincoln to Augusta
Day 115: 19 Miles It was a tough and windy day today. We had lots of climbing up ridges, and lots of time above the trees, so there was little windbreak. It was a day to put in the headphones, …
CDT Days 113-114: Riddling our Way Toward Lincoln
Day 113: 31 Miles It was a cold night last night. It didn’t rain, but the air was wet and chilly, and everything was damp with condensation this morning. We started hiking with all our layers on, but as the …
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CDT Days 110-112: Rainy Days in/out of Helena
Day 110: 32 Miles Today was a pretty good day. The morning was foggy and moist. We alternated between ATV roads and trail, forest and grassy meadows. We accidentally took an alternate but it turned out to be on some …
CDT Days 107-109: Leaving Butte
Day 107: 5 Miles We got up pretty early this morning and took the time to make hot coffee before we started our road walk into town. Officially we could have stayed on trail a few more miles and hitched …
CDT Days 105-106: Circling Butte
Day 105: 32 Miles Cowboy camping last night, we got some great views of the night sky and the meteor shower. Unfortunately, we woke up this morning to frost all over the quilt and everything else. We packed up in …
CDT Days 102-104: Hello Montana
Day 102: 26 Miles It was hot and muggy today. We got a ride back to the trail from a local trail angel around 9:00 am. The terrain was more gentle today than the past few days of hiking, but …
CDT Days 100-101: Extreme Nero and an Unplanned Zero in Darby
Day 100: <1 Mile Since we slept at the trailhead last night, we really just had to pack up and walk out to the road to start hitching. However, the highway we were on was headed West and ended in …
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