Photos from my 2015 thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail. Now all in one place, for easy browsing.
From left to right: RestStop, Eric, Grapenut, me, Mudkips and Twinkle.
Pee break
Our driver Juan
The namesake of Crazy Cook
At the Continental Divide Trail southern terminus
Continental Divide Trail southern terminus
Trail marker
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Waking up after the first night on the trail
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Border Patrol aka "Federales". The area is teeming with them. Although hikers are not their main concern they are well aware of us, and they do provide an extra level of safety. If something were to happen they would normally be the first to respond.
I walk the line
Mudkips and RestStop chillin' out at a water cache.
Every rose has its thorn
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Trail selfie
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The desert can be harsh and unforgiving
Bad water
What the heck...
At least it's gluten free
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Filtering water. The water was actually really good, but I wanted to test out my filtering system.
Roadwalk out of Lordsburg
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The coolest driveway so far...
Entering the Gila River
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At Doc Campbell's Post
Camping in the Gila
Dipping in at Jordan Hot Springs. A great way to start the day.
Jordan Hot Springs
One of many crossings of the Gila River. Always hiking with wet feet.
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Getting out of the Gila at the Meadows and cross country hiking to Snow Lake.
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The long and winding road
Crescent moon
Had to get up and take a leak in the middle of the night only to see the Milky Way rising over the horizon. Pretty good for a bathroom view.
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Trail angel Sheridan
At the Toaster House in Pie Town
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Overdose, Laughs, Squarl and Moss
Stopping by at the Thomas Ranch for water and camping. Here are the kind hosts Anzie and John.
Thomas Ranch
I passed up on this water source
Horny Toad
Sweet clean water
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Slackpacking Laughs, Squarl and OverDose into Grants.
Team Pronate: OverDose, Squarl and Laughs
Guess I have to walk...
Afternoon thunderstorm while hiking up Mt. Taylor.
View from Mt. Taylor
Mt. Taylor
Sunrise over Mt. Taylor
Lizard
Got my self new shoes in Cuba, NM. The old ones served me well for over 500 miles.
We just decided to do a zero day
San Pedro Wilderness
Beer, hotdogs and campfire after a long day on the trail.
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It's gonna rain...
Almost at Ghost Ranch
Breakfast with trail angels Charles and Jeannine at Ghost Ranch
Hiking out of Ghost Ranch
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New Mexico done, Colorado next
Chama
Thunderstorm over Chama, NM
Back on the divide
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Coolest job ever - motorcycle backcountry ranger! Mad Max meets John Muir.
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Somebody left their snowmobile
Fire in the sky
Rocky Mountain National Park
We can see Wyoming
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Not too bad for a night time view
On the summit of Mt. Elbert, the second highest peak in the contiguous United States at 4.401 meters (14.440 feet)
Mt. Elbert
Reunited with Maveric, my namesake from the PCT
Finally, Wyoming
Wyoming
Bikers on the Continental Divide
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Camping under a full moon.
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On our way to Atlantic City, WY. The Wind River Range rising up in the background.
The Great Divide Basin
The Viper pose
Horse and cow
Into the Wind River Range
Wind River Range
A storm is on the horizon. Pinedale, WY.
R&R at the Pinedale Aquatic Center
R&R at the Pinedale Aquatic Center
Wind River Range
At Photographer's Point
Wind River Range
Knapsack Col
Knapsack Col
Knapsack Col
Wind River Range
Wind River Range
Running into trail angel Barney Mann, aka Scout, whom I stayed with and who took me out to the border when I started on the PCT in 2012.
Wind River Range
Wind River Range
With Jetboil and Cam at the Elkhart Park trailhead. They were biking the Continental Divide. We had a great time together in Pinedale.
Starry, starry night
We had an awesome stay in the nice little town of Dubois. Here we are with Larry who was kind to get up super early and give us a ride from Dubois back to the trail. So many nice people in Dubois.
A happy hiker with new and shiny shoes
Hiking through burn areas south of Yellowstone
Entering Yellowstone National Park
Entering Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Grizzly scat
Bison
Bison selfie
Some tourist decided to throw a feast for the raven. #carcamping
Yellowstone
Waiting for Old Faithful
There she blows
Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone
Hiking through Biscuit Basin
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Bison
Bison fur?
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Mammoth, Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Coyote
Food hanging in Yellowstone National Park
Big Sky
Thru hiker and trail angel Chad and his girlfriend Bridget.
Roadkill
Ennis, MT
We got hooked on Ennis
Trail angel Ethan who hosted us in Ennis and took us back to trail.
Laundry day = nothing to wear but rain gear
Some serious trail maintenance must be going on here
You know that it's a hard hitch when not even this helps...
Hiking with Cookiemonster
On the Divide
Sanjay, aka The World's Fastest Indian. He had already finished his CDT thruhike and was biking back south.
Ouch, snow...
Ouch, snow...
New shoes in East Glacier Park.
Black bear cubs
Mama bear
Black bear cubs
The Chinese Wall
Sunrise in the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Bear protection (see in front of the door)
Bob Marshall Wilderness
The happy hikers
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Triple Divide Pass
Triple Divide Pass
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Bear, Lion and Penguin
Lady Bear
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
We made it! Spaceman and TraJiK at the northern terminus of the CDT at Waterton Lake.
CDT northern terminus at Waterton Lake