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Last night after I was in bed, Chance, Piper and Kevin showed up. They had taken a different route that was a bit longer, more canyons, but doesn’t go by the Cliff Dwellings (they hitched there today to see them). … Continue reading →

Today was the western part of my loop through the San Juans. It was amazing alpine country all the way, but what made it special was the wildlife. In the morning, I scared off a herd of elk with a … Continue reading →

Managed to get most of my chores done before the grocery store opened. I quickly shopped and got ready to go. I had to head for the opposite end of town, so I stopped for some early lunch and ran … Continue reading →

I met a northbounder named Dwayne this morning, just before the first water in 27 miles. He gave me the water situation going forward – better than expected. He was also pretty crazy! Told me he swam across a lake … Continue reading →

Big thunder and lightning kept me up a bit, but it seemed to blow over pretty quickly. In the morning everything was dry and I got rolling pretty easily. I made my first wrong turn of the day right away, … Continue reading →

I was in bed for 11 hours last night, even though I got up at 5:15. We got hiking just as it was light enough to barely see the trail – not too often I’ve done that. We crossed the … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, it’s Hailey and I’ll be writing day 37. I just returned from visiting Ryley in Dillon, Montana, a little town with a population of ~3000 that surprisingly had a Patagonia outlet store. Sunday was another relaxing day. We … Continue reading →

Into Lincoln today, so we were up early and eager at 6am. Overnight there had been some thunderstorms but it cleared up nicely for us. The miles were pretty tough and we were short on water for the first 2000 … Continue reading →

Wow what a day! We climbed 5200 feet today, and finally got to walk on the divide itself for miles. Up til now we had only crossed it at passes. It was quite a rollercoaster, but the views were so … Continue reading →