Ya wouldn't believe me if I told you... But I'll tell ya anyway.
I have been hiking the Continental Divide Trail - CDT - alone.
Yep - can you believe that?
Been a dream of mine for over 20 years.
And I am doing it.
Started at the Mexico - New Mexico border in the NM bootheel at the CDT Southern Terminus at Crazy Cook on March 26th.
Did the first 85 Miles to Lordsburg in 5 days.
Came back to Santa Fe for a week went back and did Lordsburg NM to Ghost Ranch NM came back to Santa Fe for 10 days.
Went back to Ghost Ranch NM and continued to Silverthorne CO. Back to SF for 10 days.
Then just completed Silverthorne to Streamboat Springs CO.
Now in a shuttle from Steamboat Springs to Denver airport. Will be back in SF for a few days then a 3 day dove hunt in Texas and then will "flip flop" on the CDT by flying into Kalispell MT, shuttling to East Glacier and then hiking to the Northern Terminus of the CDT at the US - Canada border and starting SOBO - southbound in CDT vernacular. Will go as far south on the CDT as I can till the snow / cold weather stops me.
Have done 1400 CDT Miles and almost 2000 actual miles (measured by iPhone Health app) so far and it has been the most challenging physical, mental and emotional thing I have ever done in my life.
But I have learned a ton, am in great shape and have seen the most beautiful country I have ever seen.
Will be detailing my adventure of 10 lifetimes with links to pics and videos that capture the difficulty and incredible wilderness beauty of this grandest of the American Scenic Trails.
Yep - Discovery is doing the CDT!