My Secret to CDT Success? Eating a Whole Stick of Butter Every …
2024年12月24日 · But, if you’re looking to get 1,800 calories with a single drink, a ... always glamorous. Sometimes, it looks like gnawing on butter in the freezing cold or drinking heavy whipping cream in a cow field. ... a thru-hiker and ultrarunner based in Colorado. After thru-hiking the Colorado Trail, John Muir Trail, and Continental Divide Trail in ...
Continental Divide Trail In Photos: New Mexico Water Sources
2018年5月18日 · The water sources Continental Divide Trail hikers drink from in New Mexico are often less-than-ideal and hikers are often filling their water bottles from water sources that cows are either drinking from or pooping in. Something to filter out the sediment (poop) is …
When All the Water Sources Are Dirty, Should Hikers Drink ... - Backpacker
2023年12月13日 · Some long-distance trails in desert areas (like the Arizona Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, some parts of the PCT, and some routes in the West) require multiple days of backpacking in places where the only water source is also being used as a cow’s toilet.
Continental Divide Trail, 2022 - Longstride: Trail Journals
2022年4月28日 · While there wasn’t actually anyone here, there still was trail magic: a chest with ice-cold soda. It was still early in the day and still a little cool out, but I was happy to take advantage of the easy calories and cool drink. The trail this morning was a winding path to the northwest through light desert scrub and a large open plain.
A Quick Guide to Thru-Hiking the Continental Divide Trail
2024年8月7日 · The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) spans approximately 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada and is one of the most significant trail systems in the world. It’s the most remote, and, in many ways, most challenging of America’s long-distance National Scenic Trails.
From Warm Wyoming to Cold Colorado - The Trek
2024年1月23日 · It ended up being my hottest day on trail, and I developed my first blister in 1,000 miles. I also had to drink from the worst-looking cow pond I’ve ever taken water from. To bypass the several feet of mud, cowsh*t, and murky water at the shoreline, I attached my cooking pot to the end of my trekking pole.
Racing Against Weather in the Rockies
2024年10月25日 · One lady came out and asked if we were thru hikers and offered us some drinks. She asked if we wanted anything from the “Creek-er-ator”, which just meant that she kept a milk crate filled with drinks in the creek to keep them cold.
Continental Divide Trail – Crazy Cook to Lordsburg Hike Overview
2018年4月29日 · Continental Divide Trail – Crazy Cook to Lordsburg Hike Overview The section of CDT trail from crazy cook Monument to Lordsburg is not usually a hiker favorite. The trail is mostly pretty flat and is often on old dirt roads and Ranch Land, but is still really wild.
A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH NEW MEXICO ON THE CDT
2024年6月18日 · The Continental Divide Trail threads a 777-mile route through this extraordinary landscape from the Crazy Cook Monument on the border with Mexico in the “bootheel” to the high peaks of the San Juan Mountains.
Everything Thru-hikers Need to Know About the Continental Divide Trail ...
2024年3月17日 · They range from the ever-present dilemma of whether you should hike north or south, the best (and worst) resupply spots on the CDT, where to send boxes on the CDT, what CDT alternates you should take, how to deal with water sources on the CDT, what to do about bears on the CDT, comparing the CDT to the PCT and more!