Trail Journal Chapters

  1. More Mountains Are Calling… (2/8/2020 - 4/20/2022)
  2. En Route to the Trail (4/21/2022 - 4/25/2022)
  3. New Mexico (4/25/2022 - 5/20/2022)
  4. Fire & Snow Delay (5/21/2022 - 5/27/2022)
  5. Colorado (5/28/2022 - 7/23/2022)
  6. Wyoming (7/24/2022 - 8/22/2022)
  7. Montana (8/23/2022 - 9/30/2022)
  8. Return to New Mexico (10/1/2022 - 10/17/2022)
  9. Epilogue (10/19/2022 - 10/29/2023)

More Mountains Are Calling…
February 8, 2020 - April 20, 2022

  1. Why The Continental Divide Trail?
    2/8/2020 5:58 pm
  2. Picking a Direction of Travel
    2/16/2020 9:11 pm
  3. Alternates and Route Planning
    2/23/2020 6:58 pm
  4. Selecting a Start Date and Getting to the Trail
    3/1/2020 9:05 pm
  5. New Challenges on the CDT
    3/9/2020 12:34 pm
  6. The Wilderness Requires a Surprising Amount of Civilization
    3/20/2020 7:16 pm
  7. Let’s Try This Again Next Year...
    4/3/2020 5:14 pm
  8. Another Year, Another Delay
    6/17/2021 2:01 pm
  9. After Two Years of Delay, I’m Finally Hiking the CDT
    4/19/2022 4:50 pm
  10. Gear on the Continental Divide Trail
    4/20/2022 5:54 pm
  11. Continental Divide Trail Gear Changes
    4/20/2022 5:55 pm
  12. Final Preparation and Planning
    4/20/2022 10:46 pm

En Route to the Trail
April 21, 2022 - April 25, 2022

  1. Travel to Tucson, Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona
    4/21/2022 10:26 pm
  2. Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountain District
    Tucson, Arizona
    4/22/2022 10:02 pm
  3. Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountain District
    Tucson, Arizona
    4/23/2022 9:11 pm
  4. Travel to Lordsburg, NM
    Lordsburg, NM
    4/24/2022 10:18 pm
  5. Crazy Cook, Southern Terminus of the Continental Divide Trail
    4/25/2022 10:08 am

New Mexico
April 25, 2022 - May 20, 2022

  1. Day 1: Fewer Cactus Than Expected
    Sheridan Canyon Water Cache (14.2 miles)
    4/25/2022 10:30 pm
  2. Day 2: Off Trail For the First Time, and Probably Not the Last
    Campsite 31.6 (32.5 miles)
    4/26/2022 7:37 pm
  3. Day 3: A Suspiciously Snake-Like Branch
    Highway 113 Water Cache (58.0 miles)
    4/27/2022 9:02 pm
  4. Day 4: Choose Your Own Adventure Through The Cow Pastures
    Animas Road Water Cache (77.7 miles)
    4/28/2022 9:42 pm
  5. Day 5: Return to the First Trail Town
    Lordsburg, NM / EconoLodge (84.3 miles)
    4/29/2022 9:46 pm
  6. Day 6: I Can Still See Lordsburg From Here
    Campsite 103.1 (104.0 miles)
    4/30/2022 9:09 pm
  7. Day 7: A Beautiful Change of Scenery
    Campsite 120.9 (121.8 miles)
    5/1/2022 10:17 pm
  8. Day 8: Canyon of the Cows
    Campsite 143.0 (143.9 miles)
    5/2/2022 10:14 pm
  9. Day 9: The First Long Roadwalk
    Silver City / Triple Crown Hostel (158.7 miles)
    5/3/2022 10:35 pm
  10. Day 10: Zero in Silver City
    Silver City / Triple Crown Hostel (158.7 miles)
    5/4/2022 10:18 pm
  11. Day 11: The Alternate to the Alternate
    Gila River Alternate: Bear Creek (170.9 miles)
    5/5/2022 10:49 pm
  12. Day 12: Towards the Gila River
    Gila River Alternate: Sapillo Creek (188.1 miles)
    5/6/2022 10:11 pm
  13. Day 13: Into the Gila
    Gila River Alternate: Doc Campbell’s Post (205.4 miles)
    5/7/2022 9:03 pm
  14. Day 14: Who Needs Dry Feet, Anyways?
    Gila River Alternate: Campsite 55.1 (220.9 miles)
    5/8/2022 9:05 pm
  15. Day 15: Okay, Enough With The River Crossings Already
    Gila River Alternate: Campsite 73.9 (239.7 miles)
    5/9/2022 9:39 pm
  16. Day 16: In Search of Dry Feet
    Gila River Alternate: Cow Field 96.2 (262.0 miles)
    5/10/2022 8:55 pm
  17. Day 17: “Tricky Intersection, Follow Carefully”
    Govina Canyon Alternate: Campsite 3.0 (282.1 miles)
    5/11/2022 10:38 pm
  18. Day 18: The Goldfish Tank
    Pie Town Alternate: Valle Tio Vences Campground (302.8 miles)
    5/12/2022 10:03 pm
  19. Day 19: Lookout, There’s a Fire
    Pie Town Alternate: Davila Ranch CDT Rest Facility (318.9 miles)
    5/13/2022 9:44 pm
  20. Day 20: The Road to Pie
    Pie Town / Toaster House (333.5 miles)
    5/14/2022 11:04 pm
  21. Day 21: Zero in Pie Town
    Pie Town / Toaster House (333.5 miles)
    5/15/2022 10:10 pm
  22. Day 22: Are Those Clouds In The Sky?
    TLC Ranch (349.5 miles)
    5/16/2022 9:45 pm
  23. Day 23: Riverbeds Make Poor Trails
    Cebolla Alternate: Campsite 9.6 (371.0 miles)
    5/17/2022 10:11 pm
  24. Day 24: Choosing All The Wrong Rock Scrambles
    El Malpais Ranger Station (394.1 miles)
    5/18/2022 10:39 pm
  25. Day 25: A Roadwalk Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    Grants / Days Inn (408.4 miles)
    5/19/2022 11:12 pm
  26. Day 26: Zero in Grants
    Grants / Lava Flow Hostel (410.3 miles)
    5/20/2022 8:42 pm

Fire & Snow Delay
May 21, 2022 - May 27, 2022

  1. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 1: Travel to Albuquerque
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/21/2022 5:25 pm
  2. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 2: Travel to Casa Bonita
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/22/2022 10:20 pm
  3. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 3: Snow Gear & Movies
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/23/2022 11:44 pm
  4. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 4: Petroglyphs
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/24/2022 11:16 pm
  5. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 5: Lazy Day
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/25/2022 9:31 pm
  6. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 6: Food Resupply
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    5/26/2022 10:44 pm
  7. Fire & Snow Delay: Day 7: Travel to Chama
    Chama / Rio Chama RV Park
    5/27/2022 11:08 pm

Colorado
May 28, 2022 - July 23, 2022

  1. Day 27: Discontinuity
    Campsite 789.1 (419.4 miles)
    5/28/2022 9:48 pm
  2. Day 28: Here Comes The Snow
    Campsite 803.1 (433.4 miles)
    5/29/2022 9:02 pm
  3. Day 29: This Is Not A Winter Wonderland
    North Fork Conejos River (445.3 miles)
    5/30/2022 9:45 pm
  4. Day 30: Involuntary Glissade
    Adams Fork Conejos River (450.3 miles)
    5/31/2022 8:52 pm
  5. Day 31: Silver Pass Demands … A Water Bottle?
    Silver Pass (468.8 miles)
    6/1/2022 8:29 pm
  6. Day 32: A Rats Nest of Blowdowns and Snow
    Wolf Creek Pass / Pagosa Springs (477.2 miles)
    6/2/2022 3:31 pm
  7. Day 33: Zero in Pagosa Springs
    Wolf Creek Pass / Pagosa Springs (477.2 miles)
    6/3/2022 11:44 pm
  8. Day 34: A Reflected Echo
    Spotted Lake (486.3 miles)
    6/4/2022 10:04 pm
  9. Day 35: Start of the Horseshoe
    Piedra Pass (498.2 miles)
    6/5/2022 8:18 pm
  10. Day 36: In the Shadow of the Knife Edge
    Cherokee Lake (511.4 miles)
    6/6/2022 8:52 pm
  11. Day 37: The Trail Is A Pit Filled With Rocks
    North Fork Los Pinos River (528.6 miles)
    6/7/2022 9:51 pm
  12. Day 38: A Window to Beauty
    Campsite 914.0 (544.3 miles)
    6/8/2022 9:40 pm
  13. Day 39: The First Hailstorm
    Stony Pass / Silverton / The Avon (558.7 miles)
    6/9/2022 6:54 pm
  14. Day 40: Zero in Silverton
    Stony Pass / Silverton / The Avon
    6/10/2022 11:51 pm
  15. Day 41: Second Zero in Silverton
    Stony Pass / Silverton / The Avon
    6/11/2022 11:47 pm
  16. Day 42: Even The Mightiest Rivers Start Small
    Cataract Lake (568.9 miles)
    6/12/2022 6:47 pm
  17. Day 43: A Short Detour to a Summit
    Campsite 959.0 (589.3 miles)
    6/13/2022 9:59 pm
  18. Day 44: A Short Day to Lake City
    Spring Creek Pass / Lake City / Ravens Rest Hostel (591.5 miles)
    6/14/2022 5:18 pm
  19. Day 45: Steep Climbs, Steep Descents
    Campsite 976.9 (607.2 miles)
    6/15/2022 8:53 pm
  20. Day 46: The First Fourteener
    Campsite 997.9 (628.2 miles)
    6/16/2022 10:09 pm
  21. Day 47: Return to the Cow Pastures
    Campsite 1019.2 (649.5 miles)
    6/17/2022 10:03 pm
  22. Day 48: A Day Without Snow
    Tank Seven Creek (669.1 miles)
    6/18/2022 8:21 pm
  23. Day 49: Headwaters Hill
    Shelter 1053.8 (684.1 miles)
    6/19/2022 7:58 pm
  24. Day 50: A Significant Lack of Butterflies
    Monarch Pass / Salida / The Salida Hostel (690.8 miles)
    6/20/2022 11:19 pm
  25. Day 51: An Unexpected Slackpack
    Boss Lake Parking / The Butterfly House (701.5 miles)
    6/21/2022 9:29 pm
  26. Day 52: The Misdirected Biker
    Campsite 1083.2 (713.5 miles)
    6/22/2022 8:51 pm
  27. Day 53: Rain Delay
    Campsite 1096.0 (726.3 miles)
    6/23/2022 8:35 pm
  28. Day 54: Wandering the Ridges
    Campsite 1114.8 (745.1 miles)
    6/24/2022 8:34 pm
  29. Day 55: It’s Time to Finally Use the Ice Axe
    Campsite 1129.3 (759.6 miles)
    6/25/2022 7:49 pm
  30. Day 56: A Soggy Visit to Twin Lakes
    Twin Lakes General Store / Basalt, CO (767.1 miles)
    6/26/2022 9:58 pm
  31. Day 57: Zero in Basalt
    Twin Lakes General Store / Basalt, CO
    6/27/2022 9:39 pm
  32. Day 58: “Are You Celebrities?”
    S Mount Elbert Trail 1.9 (773.4 miles)
    6/28/2022 8:47 pm
  33. Day 59: On Top of the Rockies
    Campsite 1155.9 (785.6 miles)
    6/29/2022 8:34 pm
  34. Day 60: Gotta Keep Moving, Even If It’s Raining
    West Tennessee Creek (803.7 miles)
    6/30/2022 7:26 pm
  35. Day 61: Dishwasher
    Tennessee Pass / Leadville (807.4 miles)
    7/1/2022 7:34 pm
  36. Day 62: A Southbound Excursion
    Copper Mountain / Leadville / Inn the Clouds (831.8 miles)
    7/2/2022 8:18 pm
  37. Day 63: Splitting the Party
    Miners Creek (840.4 miles)
    7/3/2022 8:17 pm
  38. Day 64: When Bikes Attack
    Middle Fork Swan River (861.1 miles)
    7/4/2022 8:27 pm
  39. Day 65: Return to Solitude
    Campsite 1253.2 (882.4 miles)
    7/5/2022 9:40 pm
  40. Day 66: Knife Edge
    Campsite 1264.0 (894.0 miles)
    7/6/2022 9:11 pm
  41. Day 67: Atop A Ridge
    Campsite 1284.2 (914.2 miles)
    7/7/2022 7:41 pm
  42. Day 68: Not The Town I Planned To Stay In
    Berthoud Pass / Winter Park / Viking Lodge (919.7 miles)
    7/8/2022 11:18 pm
  43. Denver Detour Day 1
    Berthoud Pass / Denver
    7/9/2022 11:59 pm
  44. Denver Detour Day 2
    Berthoud Pass / Denver
    7/10/2022 11:59 pm
  45. Denver Detour Day 3
    Berthoud Pass / Denver
    7/11/2022 11:59 pm
  46. Day 69: Return to Winter Park
    Berthoud Pass / Winter Park / Viking Lodge (919.7 miles)
    7/12/2022 9:38 pm
  47. Day 70: Not An Effective Hiding Spot
    Campsite 1301.3 (931.3 miles)
    7/13/2022 9:07 pm
  48. Day 71: The Last Thirteener
    Hamilton Creek (947.6 miles)
    7/14/2022 9:09 pm
  49. Day 72: Man-made Lakes Galore
    Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (973.6 miles)
    7/15/2022 10:09 pm
  50. Day 73: Zero in Grand Lake
    Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (973.6 miles)
    7/16/2022 10:10 pm
  51. Day 74: The Rocky Mountain Loop
    Green Mountain Trailhead / Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (996.8 miles)
    7/17/2022 11:21 pm
  52. Day 75: If Only The Rain Would Make Up Its Mind
    Trout Creek (1012.3 miles)
    7/18/2022 10:24 pm
  53. Day 76: A Troublesome Day
    Poison Ridge Campsites (1030.3 miles)
    7/19/2022 9:51 pm
  54. Day 77: The Last Roadwalk of Colorado
    Campsite 1424.0 (1057.0 miles)
    7/20/2022 9:51 pm
  55. Day 78: Fastest Hitch Ever
    Muddy Pass / Steamboat Springs (1065.9 miles)
    7/21/2022 10:50 pm
  56. Day 79: Attack of the Mosquitoes
    Campsite 1458.0 (1088.0 miles)
    7/22/2022 10:11 pm
  57. Day 80: Wait, There’s Still Snow?!
    North Fork Elk Creek (1111.8 miles)
    7/23/2022 9:22 pm

Wyoming
July 24, 2022 - August 22, 2022

  1. Day 81: A Soggy Hello to Wyoming
    Pipeline Trailhead (1135.4 miles)
    7/24/2022 9:53 pm
  2. Day 82: Cairns Mark the Way
    Battle Pass / Riverside / Riverside Garage Cabins (1149.3 miles)
    7/25/2022 11:33 pm
  3. Day 83: Towards the Red Desert
    Campsite 1542.4 (1172.0 miles)
    7/26/2022 11:12 pm
  4. Day 84: A Dirt Road Marathon
    Campsite 1572.7 (1199.2 miles)
    7/27/2022 10:09 pm
  5. Day 85: Two Marathons, Too Much Roadwalk
    Rawlins / 1st Choice Rawlins (1226.1 miles)
    7/28/2022 7:40 pm
  6. Day 86: Zero in Rawlins
    Rawlins / Brickyard Inn (1226.6 miles)
    7/29/2022 10:46 pm
  7. Day 87: Into the Great Divide Basin
    Campsite 1627.0 (1251.8 miles)
    7/30/2022 10:23 pm
  8. Day 88: Straight as an Arrow
    Campsite 1653.9 (1278.7 miles)
    7/31/2022 8:10 pm
  9. Day 89: The Roads That Never End
    Bison Basin Road Water Cache (1305.2 miles)
    8/1/2022 9:50 pm
  10. Day 90: I Have Not Died of Dysentery
    Rock Creek (1330.6 miles)
    8/2/2022 8:30 pm
  11. Day 91: The Town With No Power
    Atlantic City / Wild Bill’s Bed and Breakfast (1340.6 miles)
    8/3/2022 11:23 pm
  12. Day 92: Foothills of the Winds
    East Sweetwater River (1359.1 miles)
    8/4/2022 9:52 pm
  13. Day 93: A Soggy Fallen-Tree Paradise
    Cirque of the Towers: Campsite 1.9 (1377.0 miles)
    8/5/2022 9:48 pm
  14. Day 94: From Dry to Soaked in 2.5 Seconds
    Cirque of the Towers: Big Sandy Lake (1386.4 miles)
    8/6/2022 8:23 pm
  15. Day 95: Cirque of the Towers
    Raid Lake (1404.3 miles)
    8/7/2022 10:18 pm
  16. Day 96: Land of Lakes
    Campsite 1795.6 (1420.3 miles)
    8/8/2022 9:17 pm
  17. Day 97: Halfway
    Seneca Lake Trail / Pinedale / Jackalope Motor Lodge (1437.7 miles)
    8/9/2022 11:52 pm
  18. Day 98: Zero in Pinedale
    Seneca Lake Trail / Pinedale / Jackalope Motor Lodge (1437.7 miles)
    8/10/2022 10:43 pm
  19. Day 99: Double Zero in Pinedale
    Seneca Lake Trail / Pinedale / Jackalope Motor Lodge (1437.7 miles)
    8/11/2022 9:38 pm
  20. Day 100: Lead Weights
    Campsite 1804.1 (1448.8 miles)
    8/12/2022 9:09 pm
  21. Day 101: The Green River Really Is Green
    Green River Campsite 1824.8 (1469.5 miles)
    8/13/2022 8:46 pm
  22. Day 102: Out of the Winds
    Campsite 1846.2 (1490.9 miles)
    8/14/2022 10:03 pm
  23. Day 103: The Grizzly Avoidance Alternate
    Lava Mountain Lodge (1516.3 miles)
    8/15/2022 10:50 pm
  24. Day 104: Replacement Pack
    Campsite 1897.0 (1528.7 miles)
    8/16/2022 9:42 pm
  25. Day 105: Grasshoppers Galore
    Nowlin Cabin (1541.5 miles)
    8/17/2022 9:26 pm
  26. Day 106: One Creek, Two Oceans
    Campsite 1928.9 (1561.2 miles)
    8/18/2022 9:37 pm
  27. Day 107: A Welcome Surprise
    Surprise Creek Campground (1583.8 miles)
    8/19/2022 9:14 pm
  28. Day 108: Bubbling Hot Springs
    Moose Creek Meadow Campground (1606.0 miles)
    8/20/2022 9:52 pm
  29. Day 109: Geysers Galore
    Old Faithful / Grant Village Campground (1620.4 miles)
    8/21/2022 10:43 pm
  30. Day 110: The Heart of Yellowstone
    Wyoming - Idaho Border (1636.6 miles)
    8/22/2022 10:03 pm

Montana
August 23, 2022 - September 30, 2022

  1. Day 111: Three States in One Day
    Campsite 2026.9 (1659.7 miles)
    8/23/2022 9:34 pm
  2. Day 112: New Gear Makes for a Happy Hiker
    Targhee Pass / West Yellowstone / Dude Motel (1672.4 miles)
    8/24/2022 7:48 pm
  3. Day 113: An Expedient Diversion
    Butte Express: West Fork Watkins - Coffin Mountain Lake (1687.0 miles)
    8/25/2022 10:22 pm
  4. Day 114: Earthquake Lake
    Butte Express: Lightning Lake Trail (1710.2 miles)
    8/26/2022 9:41 pm
  5. Day 115: A Twisty Maze of Roads and Trails
    Butte Express: Cinnamon Buck Trail (1731.2 miles)
    8/27/2022 9:32 pm
  6. Day 116: Ridges and Plateaus
    Butte Express: Jack Creek Trail (1747.7 miles)
    8/28/2022 9:37 pm
  7. Day 117: A Long Road to Trail Magic
    Butte Express: US 287 & N Meadow Creek Rd / Ennis / Sportsman’s Lodge (1770.7 miles)
    8/29/2022 10:54 pm
  8. Day 118: Zero in Ennis
    Butte Express: US 287 & N Meadow Creek Rd / Ennis / Sportsman’s Lodge (1770.7 miles)
    8/30/2022 8:34 pm
  9. Day 119: More Montana Mountains
    Butte Express: Upper Sureshot Lake (1784.9 miles)
    8/31/2022 9:26 pm
  10. Day 120: A Mining Valley
    Butte Express: Rock Creek Trailhead (1804.3 miles)
    9/1/2022 9:19 pm
  11. Day 121: An Alternate Route to Whitehall
    Butte Express: MT 55 & MT 422 / Whitehall / Town Hall Garage (1819.3 miles)
    9/2/2022 10:09 pm
  12. Day 122: Zero in Whitehall
    Butte Express: MT 55 & MT 422 / Whitehall / Town Hall Garage (1819.3 miles)
    9/3/2022 10:11 pm
  13. Day 123: Plus or Minus Twenty Pounds of Sweat
    Butte Express: Four Corners Trailhead (1838.4 miles)
    9/4/2022 9:45 pm
  14. Day 124: Return to the CDT
    Campsite 2546.0 (1857.7 miles)
    9/5/2022 8:56 pm
  15. Day 125: A Short Day in to Butte
    I-15 / Butte / Days Inn (1859.7 miles)
    9/6/2022 11:00 pm
  16. Day 126: A Short Day out of Butte
    Lowland Campground (1866.4 miles)
    9/7/2022 9:02 pm
  17. Day 127: A Windy Day on the Ridge
    Campsite 2579.2 (1890.4 miles)
    9/8/2022 8:47 pm
  18. Day 128: Winter is Coming
    Pond 2604.8 (1913.3 miles)
    9/9/2022 9:44 pm
  19. Day 129: A Blurry Day to Helena
    MacDonald Pass / Helena / Days Inn (1925.8 miles)
    9/10/2022 11:47 pm
  20. Day 130: Zero in Helena
    MacDonald Pass / Helena / Bill & Terry’s House (1925.8 miles)
    9/11/2022 10:52 pm
  21. Day 131: Red Sky at Night, Hiker’s Delight?
    Blossburg Road (1939.8 miles)
    9/12/2022 9:14 pm
  22. Day 132: Too Many Detours Makes a Hiker Grumpy
    Campsite 2654.9 (1961.3 miles)
    9/13/2022 9:54 pm
  23. Day 133: Cheeseburger Delivery
    Flesher Pass Trailhead (1978.2 miles)
    9/14/2022 10:54 pm
  24. Day 134: A Dry Shelter in the Rain
    Cadotte Pass Yurt (1994.8 miles)
    9/15/2022 8:27 pm
  25. Day 135: Rainbow
    Creek 2704.9 (2010.5 miles)
    9/16/2022 9:45 pm
  26. Day 136: Ow, My Ankle!
    Welcome Creek Campsite 2724.4 (2030.0 miles)
    9/17/2022 9:50 pm
  27. Day 137: Hi, Bob
    Straight Creek Trailhead / Augusta / Wagons West Motel (2045.2 miles)
    9/18/2022 3:46 pm
  28. Day 138: Valleys of the Sun
    West Fork South Fork Sun River 2755.3 (2058.0 miles)
    9/19/2022 9:36 pm
  29. Day 139: A Foggy Day Along The Wall
    Spotted Bear Pass: Spotted Bear River 3.3 (2078.7 miles)
    9/20/2022 9:08 pm
  30. Day 140: A Baked Potato of a Cabin
    Spotted Bear Pass: Campsite 21.8 (2097.2 miles)
    9/21/2022 8:52 pm
  31. Day 141: Gloom
    Beaver Lake (2116.7 miles)
    9/22/2022 9:10 pm
  32. Day 142: Bye, Bob
    Benson Creek (2137.4 miles)
    9/23/2022 9:44 pm
  33. Day 143: Welcome to Glacier
    East Glacier Park / Looking Glass (2160.9 miles)
    9/24/2022 11:12 pm
  34. Day 144: The First Real Taste of Glacier
    Two Medicine Ranger Station / East Glacier Park / Looking Glass (2171.4 miles)
    9/25/2022 8:04 pm
  35. Day 145: The Last Leg to Canada
    Atlantic Creek Campground (2185.6 miles)
    9/26/2022 9:27 pm
  36. Day 146: Triple Divide
    Reynolds Creek Campground (2208.3 miles)
    9/27/2022 9:49 pm
  37. Day 147: A Swiftcurrent to Views
    Granite Campground (2231.4 miles)
    9/28/2022 9:31 pm
  38. Day 148: The End Is (Almost) In Sight
    Goat Haunt Pavilion (2253.1 miles)
    9/29/2022 9:17 pm
  39. Day 149: The End Is Not The End
    Northern Terminus of the CDT / Waterton Park, AB (2261.5 miles)
    9/30/2022 10:22 pm

Return to New Mexico
October 1, 2022 - October 17, 2022

  1. The Parting of the Ways
    Calgary, AB
    10/1/2022 10:45 pm
  2. Rest in Calgary
    Calgary, AB
    10/2/2022 10:11 pm
  3. Travel to New Mexico
    Santa Fe, NM / The Sage
    10/3/2022 10:30 pm
  4. Day 150: Return to Chama (The Waiting Game)
    Cumbres Pass / Chama / Fosters Hotel (2261.5 miles)
    10/4/2022 9:41 pm
  5. Day 151: Aspens Alight
    Campsite 762.9 (2278.6 miles)
    10/5/2022 8:20 pm
  6. Day 152: Meander
    Hopewell Lake (2303.7 miles)
    10/6/2022 8:41 pm
  7. Day 153: Hunting for the Trail
    Canjilon Lakes (2327.2 miles)
    10/7/2022 8:58 pm
  8. Day 154: Towards the End of the Southern San Juans
    Ghost Ranch Alternate: Campsite 23.2 (2341.9 miles)
    10/8/2022 8:05 pm
  9. Day 155: Once Again in Desert Dryness
    Ghost Ranch (2354.3 miles)
    10/9/2022 9:41 pm
  10. Day 156: Interstitial Desert
    Campsite 669.8 (2370.0 miles)
    10/10/2022 7:29 pm
  11. Day 157: One Lucky Hiker
    Campsite 650.4 (2389.4 miles)
    10/11/2022 8:24 pm
  12. Day 158: The Last Resupply
    Cuba / Cuban Lodge (2410.1 miles)
    10/12/2022 10:44 pm
  13. Day 159: The Sandy Mesas
    Campsite 611.6 (2427.3 miles)
    10/13/2022 8:41 pm
  14. Day 160: A Last Night Under The Stars
    Campsite 593.0 (2445.9 miles)
    10/14/2022 7:47 pm
  15. Day 161: The Long Plateau
    Campsite 571.0 (2467.9 miles)
    10/15/2022 8:48 pm
  16. Day 162: The Muddy Road
    Campsite 549.6 (2489.3 miles)
    10/16/2022 9:48 pm
  17. Day 163: Triple Crown
    Trail Complete / Grants / Lava Flow Hostel (2513.7 miles)
    10/17/2022 10:39 pm

Epilogue
October 19, 2022 - October 29, 2023

  1. Travel to Albuquerque, and Home
    10/19/2022 6:37 pm
  2. On Top of the World
    10/9/2023 12:00 pm
  3. Water Nowhere, and Everywhere
    10/10/2023 12:00 pm
  4. A Road Every Other Day
    10/11/2023 12:00 pm
  5. A Trail of Extremes
    10/12/2023 1:00 pm
  6. CDT Thru-Hike Statistics
    10/26/2023 1:00 pm
  7. Notable Alternate Routes
    10/28/2023 3:00 pm
  8. Beauty on the Trail
    10/29/2023 12:00 pm