backpacking
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Out of the Winds
Sometimes, even after a full zero, it’s still tough. The infected blister I got in the Red Desert didn’t heal (shockingly) in one day. But options are low, and mostly the option is forward, northward, ever onwards. So despite green… Continue reading
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CDT Journal: Into The Winds
Dense fog came rolling through the spires as we approached the top of the pass. Thick clouds, heavy with moisture, banked on top of each other, so close I could pull their damp woolen threads down around me. After a… Continue reading
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CDT Journal: Crossing the Great American Desert
Let me tell you what walking 1,000 miles does to you. You have plenty of time to think; you have plenty of time to ask yourself why you are doing what you are doing. You have plenty of tests of… Continue reading
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July 15-17: Encampment to Rawlins, Wyoming
The Rocky Mountains extend from southern New Mexico all the way to northern British Columbia and Alberta. In the middle of that range, there is a chasm, a dividing line of sorts: the Great Divide Basin. That’s where we are… Continue reading
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CDT hike July 11-14 – Steamboat to Encampment, Wyoming
There are few things better than falling into a deep sleep with the sound of a light rain pitter-pattering on top of the tent, the chirping of frogs echoing off the forest from a nearby lake. Before bed, while brushing… Continue reading
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CDT July 6-10 Grand Lake to Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Electric ridges, cold valleys and the real west.
As the rain abated we left Grand Lake and headed into Rocky Mountain National Park. Grand Lake is a rustic, kitschy town with carved bear statues, wooden boardwalks and no shortage of visitors. National Parks are our nation’s gems, and… Continue reading
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Harteigån to Liseth: Day 3 Hike Across Norway
August 29, 2016 – Nedsta Soltjørni to Liseth – 23 miles, 2,867 feet of climbing There was a noticeable change in the weather overnight. The wind picked up and by the time we woke there was a light drizzle pitter-pattering… Continue reading
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Reindeer Skull Camp to Hårteigen: Day 2 Hike Across Norway
August 28, 2016 – Nibbetjørn to Nedsta Soltjørni – 21 miles, 4,150 feet of climbing What’s a natural alarm? How about a brisk wind blowing from the west, rippling your tent, letting you know that nature waits as an honest… Continue reading
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Odda to reindeer skull camp: Day 1 of the hike across Norway.
August 27, 2016 – Odda to Nibbetjørn – 20 miles, 8,517 feet of climbing It’s amazing what a night of sleep can do to take care of physical ailments. Be it a bad headache or feeling car sick from an… Continue reading
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