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Continental Divide Gear List for 2025 NOBO Start
After some fits and starts, ordering and reordering, weighing and replacing, And going through my gear bins I am finally packed for my noble start on the continental divide trail...
The Thru-Hiker’s Lexicon
Before hiking my first thru-hike in 2023, I never would have thought I needed training in hiker terminology. I have received questions from the outdoor community such as, “What does...
Step by Step: The Thru-Hike CDT Edition
My Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hiker name is Brainstorm. In 2023, I completed the PCT after graduating from school—something I had dreamed about since 2015. I remember the earlier years...
Part Nine: So Long, Montana
I. Dillon, Montana We waved goodbye to Mark as he slowly drove off, the large silhouette of his 18-wheeler fading into the distance while its roaring engine merged with the...
Equal Parts Anxious and Excited: A Trail Announcement
HOWDY, reader. You may remember my name or my face from last year's Trek Blogging team on this same trail. (If not, I won't be offended; it's been a long...
National Parks Layoffs – Trail Affects
How the Lay off's Affect staffing along each trail I came across an article posted yesterday (Feb 27th) from SFGATE by Kylie Mohr. The original article is linked here. ...
Nothing Prepares You for Thru-Hiking Like Thru-Hiking
Reflections on my past thru-hike preparations (or lack thereof) and what I’m doing differently this time: the radical method of actually training, and preparing for hiking with hiking.
Part Eight: The Trail Humbles
This trail had humbled me. It pulled me down and back to earth, where I came from and where I would end. It pulled me down from this pedestal I...
5 affordable pieces of gear I will absolutely without a doubt be carrying on the Continental Divide Trail.
It’s me, Scorpion Queen, the absolute hiking disaster! Remember when a saber toothed rat ate my pack one night on the Appalachian Trail? Or when ALL my gear broke on...
How Thru Hiking Almost Killed me, and why I want to Continue!
Starting the CDT southbound at the Chiefs Mountain alternate Hello Everyone! My Thru-Hiking Journey My name is Crigas, and in June of 2024, I set out to complete my triple...