This section of the “trail” had us walking a fire detour around the Trail Creek and Black Mountain fires. We were almost entirely on paved or gravel roads walking through the Big Hole Valley. We enjoyed the scenery, and the…
We had smoke and rain/fog limiting our visibility as we continued along the Montana-Idaho border. We started a fire detour that took us onto Montana’s highways. Day 107 – Mile 2238.1 – Leadore, ID This morning we hiked over Elk…
These three days we traversed high ridges on the border of Montana and Idaho. There was often little vegetation beyond grass. Smoke obscured the vistas, but even so we could see that we were surrounded by imposing mountain peaks in…
We continued snaking along the border of Idaho and Montana, which follows the Continental Divide. The landscape has become much dryer. We’ve had expensive views into both states, which have been a bit obscured by smoke. Day 101 – Mile…
During the last three days we continued enjoying Yellowstone and saw some of its most impressive thermal features. Then we traveled in three states in 24 hours — we left Wyoming and entered Idaho, followed shortly thereafter by entering Montana.…
This stretch of the trail took us into a Yellowstone National Park, our second national park on the CDT. Day 95 – Mile 1927.3 – NOBOS, SOBOS & horse parties Today turned out to be a social day on the…
For much of these three days we hiked on a segment of the CDT that is just being built. It took us closer to the continental divide than the old trail would have, and it also treated us to a…
We continued through Wyoming’s Wind River Range past many alpine lakes. We were hoping to do lots of swimming, but the weather ended up being cold and rainy. The views were still amazing though. Day 89 – Mile 1799.5 –…
PCT Day 31 Leaving KOA was bittersweet. Some friends were staying to zero and in all honesty it was the perfect place to do so, but we carried on. The first few miles felt like the standard desert hills we…
We made it to the Wind River Range! This remote mountain range in Wyoming is supposed to be a highlight of the CDT. We spent more time than we would have liked climbing through fallen trees, but once we emerged…
We compiled everything we’ve learned from thousands of miles of hiking into this guide and recipe book! We hope you enjoy it!
-Renee and Tim
