August 6 Mileage: 42 1766 miles hiked The wind keeps me up all night. I wake, sleep, wake, sleep. Then- is it morning already? Oh well, morning is always exciting in its own way. I'm tired today. I feel like a broken record. I feel like I've been tired this whole trail. Ever since I … Continue reading Day 94: an accidental 42 mile day

August 5 Mileage: 33 1724 miles hikes I have some wild dream about the world ending and meteors falling from the atmosphere, wake up to the moon, and when I wake again it's morning. Today we're in the great basin! Flat jeep roads through sagebrush forever! I should do some massive miles today, right? But … Continue reading CDT day 93: I’ve missed the desert

August 4 Mileage: 17 1691 miles hiked There's a woman staying at Kitt's house named Virginia- she's visiting her sister, who works at NOLS, en route to adventures on the west coast. Virginia offers to drive us, and Buck-30 as well, back to the trail today. This is incredible, as the hitch between Lander and … Continue reading CDT day 92: the great divide basin of awesomeness

August 3 Mileage: zero Capn crunch and almond milk for breakfast. Walking to the post office. It's hot in Lander. Thai lunch buffet at the Siam Cafe- only $8.75! Iced green tea. Buck-30 is here! Wild Iris outdoor store- looking at all the fancy pricey gear. I splurge and buy myself a present- a hiking … Continue reading CDT day 91: thunderstorms, naps and thai buffets: a zero in Lander

August 2 Mileage:13 1674 miles hiked Since I didn't eat dinner I wake hungry after about four hours, and stare at the moonlight on the fabric of the tarp. The moon is so bright it's like a car's headlights are pointed at me. Oh, moon! I lie there until dawn, feeling warm and cozy but … Continue reading CDT day 90: Lander, Wyoming!

August 1 Mileage: 27 1661 miles hiked I sleep so, so hard. Almost too hard. I'm usually a light sleeper. Dang, I must've been tired. I'm usually kind of slow when I start out in the morning- I fidget, adjust things, stop to get water, poop, put on sunscreen. Most mornings I lose about a … Continue reading CDT day 89: Cirque of Towers day/the hardest day

July 31 Mileage 29 1634 miles hiked I wake up- is it dawn? I have to pee. I wriggle out of my sleeping bag and pull myself out of the tarp. It's not dawn, it's the moon! Oh moon, where have you been? How did you get full so fast? The way time goes by … Continue reading CDT day 88: george clooney and captain picard

July 30 Mileage: 25 1605 miles hiked We camped in a narrow river canyon tucked between two mountains so the sun doesn't reach us in the morning- I'm switchbacking up towards Knapsack Col with my numb hands pulled up into the sleeves of my puffy again, my breath misty. We're climbing up to twelve thousand … Continue reading CDT day 87: Knapsack Col day

July 29 Mileage: 30 1580 miles hiked Another cold night. In the morning our tarps are stiff with frost and our water is frozen again. I sleep til 6:30 like the cozy, hedonistic thru-hiker that I am and when I wake the sun has just come up over the lake and its warm rays are … Continue reading CDT day 86: diamonds on the grass

July 28 Mileage: 32.5 1550 miles hiked We wake up to shelters crusted in ice and water partially frozen in our bottles. How did this happen? July in Wyoming. Go home weather, you're drunk. This weather feels nice once we start walking, though. Cool and crisp and sunny, and the trail climbs gently along the … Continue reading CDT day 85: a perfect day