Category Archives: CDT

Today was mostly one big climb up Burnt Mountain and then tons of descent. When researching for this trip, I read about some CDT specific.. ahh, logistical concepts or “specials”. We had so far avoided then, but no longer. The … Continue reading →

As we were falling asleep last night a giant truck rolled by about a foot from my head. I guess that’s what we get for camping 2 feet from a jeep road. We got up early regardless and hiked around … Continue reading →

It was a cold morning lakeside today. We had a long road walk to start the day, but 2.5 miles from the end of it we noticed our destination was only a half mile away. There was the minor issue … Continue reading →

First, woo a 30 mile day! We kinda weren’t on the right trail at the end and just bushwhacked to Delmoe Lake. Went for a very quick swim and am now hiding in my tent from mosquitos. Now backing up … Continue reading →

Woke up to more sun and bugs, quickly out of camp. We circled Thunderbolt Mountain then headed west for awhile. Ran into ET in a meadow looking confused, but he came along with us until lunch. He pushed on when … Continue reading →

We thought we had gotten far away enough from the highway last night that civilization wouldn’t bother us… So wrong! There was a big antenna nearby and at 10pm its giant lighthouse turned on and started strobing us every 3 … Continue reading →

Packed up everything and got food ready for shipping (which Lauren will be doing for me tomorrow). We went to breakfast at Steve’s, a very busy Helena restaurant. Then we lazed around for awhile as Chance had more Internet stuff … Continue reading →

First off, I’ve finally been able to read all the comments on my posts. Thanks to everyone who has commented, I really appreciate it! Got new shoes, socks, and a Kindle in the mail today. Then went and shopped for … Continue reading →

Right after I went to bed last night, my tent got blown over by a large gust of wind, soaking a bunch of my stuff. Then I got soaked fixing the stakes to be more storm-worthy. I didn’t sleep very … Continue reading →