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Montana is not all burning…walking the CDT to Helena
If the news cast an accurate portrayal of the situation in Montana in autumn 2017, one might think we’d be unable to continue – if not already charred to death – as a result of forest fires everywhere. Images of… Continue reading
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CDT Pain Cave, Eclipses and Wolves
As the long summer turns to the dog days of August, the trail follows suit. After the wild splendor of the lush Wind River mountains and the sublime beauty of Yellowstone, we’ve entered terrain that is a little less spectacular… Continue reading
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Bumping Between Borders
After a double zero in Yellowstone, the legs feel much more recovered, and my headspace has improved too. It has been a lot of fun to walk around the Old Faithful area to look at all the geysers and hot… Continue reading
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North to Yellowstone National Park
Foggy morning in Yellowstone. North. The word has power. It invokes images. Wild images of deep pine woods, dancing aurora night skies, wolves sliding through the shadows, fog rising off lakes, owls hooting calls to one another through the night.… 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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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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The first three days – Traveling from Eldora to Odda
Wednesday , August 24 thru Friday, August 16 – Travel Days: Eldora —> Denver —> Munich—>Oslo—>Odda Traveling from Eldora, Colorado to Odda, Norway is not an easy or quick affair. We left on a crisp Colorado, late-August, Wednesday afternoon from our… Continue reading
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