100 miles. A roller coaster. A can of Coke. It's really hot and dry! Am I nearly in Wyoming? (more…)
Montanaho! (Chief Joseph Pass to Bannock Pass)
130 miles along the Montana-Idaho border in the Beaverhead (Montana) and Salmon (Idaho) mountains. Incredible vistas. Victory over thunderstoms. Body ailments continue. Passed my 600 mile...
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (Anaconda to Darby)
A cross between Little Cottonwood Canyon and the Uintas, the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness is totally incredible! 20,000ft of ascent and descent. 90 mountain miles. Wildflowers galore. The Idaho border!...
McDonald Pass to Four Corners (Helena to Anaconda)
50 miles in the Helena and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. Big Sky Country. Amazing trail magic. A remorseless confession. 400 miles down! (more…)
Rogers Pass to McDonald Pass (Lincoln to Helena)
65 miles. My first CDT cows! Remote road walking. Longer water carries. Private property to navigate through and around. My feet are now too big...
Scapegoat Wilderness (Benchmark Ranch to Rogers Pass)
An action packed 60 miles in the Scapegoat Wilderness. Incredibly scenic ridgeline walking. A grueling 18 hour, 33 miles day out-walking the arrival of a...
The Bob Marshall Wilderness (Marias Pass to Benchmark Ranch)
115 miles of total remoteness, the Chinese Wall, blister hell, blow-downs, thousands of stream crossings and a resupply at Benchmark Ranch. (more…)
Many Glacier to East Glacier, Montana
Well, I’ve hiked 110 miles through Glacier National Park! This stretch from Many to East Glacier was certainly adventure packed: two super scary Grizzly encounters,...
Canada to Many Glacier
Wow. Probably all I need to say. Glacier National Park is simply stunning. The first 30 miles of the CDT was filled with fields of...
Stansbury Front Trail
At 24 miles, 10 canyon/pass traverses and 8,000ft elevation gain, the Stansbury Front Trail (SFT) is an action packed weekend point-to-point hike. Highlights were watching the sun rise over the...
Bryce Canyon National Park, Under the Rim Trail
I drove down from Salt Lake City on Friday morning and arrived at the town of Bryce about 1 p.m. I jumped on the next...
Great Western Trail, Zion National Park and 2016 Plans
It's January 17th and I've decided it's time I get with the rest of the world and welcome in 2016! I like to start out...
Provo Canyon to Little Cottonwood Canyon, Great Western Trail
40 miles in 3 days. Epic views along a beautiful route. Freezing in my tent. Hiking with an injury isn't fun. It's hunting season, eek!...
Summer Adventures
Injury recovery. Walking has never felt so liberating! Uinta Wilderness, Utah. Green River Lakes to Knapsack Col in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Columbia Gorge...
Success, Failure and What’s Next…
After hearing the news that my hike on the Continental Divide Trail was over for the summer, I jumped on a plane to Australia and surprised...
Disappointment
The results of an MRI shows a stress fracture in the tibia of my left leg. I am SO disappointed!!! It's a 4-6 week recovery...
Days 13-16: Lordsburg to Silver City
A wonderful four days! From flat desert and cactus, to mountain peaks and pine forests, to a canyon and the first natural water source on...
Days 6-12: Shin Recovery in Lordsburg and a Trail Name
Extremely happy to report I'm headed back out on the trail! And... I have a trail name! (more…)
Days 1-5: Crazy Cook to Lordsburg… Almost!
The first 60 miles on the trail have been absolutely incredible! The Bootheel desert is at the same time hostile and welcoming. The landscape is really impressive...
Starting Tomorrow!
Well, here I am! In my wildest dreams I couldn't have imagined that I'd be sitting in a hotel room in southwestern New Mexico about...
2 Weeks To Go! I am EXHAUSTED!
I am a planner, it's what I do. But boy.... am I sick of planning! Gear planning, food planning, route and navigation planning.... not to...
2 Months to Go!
In 2 short months I'll have started my journey on the Continental Divide Trail! Today's walk will have been a whole lot of nothing... except maybe...
Unattended in a Candy Shop!
It is seriously impossible to stay on track planning for this trip. I'll give you an example: I sit down with a goal of spending...
East Fork Bear River, Uinta Wilderness
Mother Nature put on a private screening of her beauty for Guinness and I. We spent 3 incredible days discovering a new part of the High...
7 Words, How it Started…
7 words, that's where it started. 7 seemingly innocuous words. "You should hike the Continental Divide Trail" (more…)