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CDT – Day 6 – Powerlines – Hwy. 90

5/30/15, Day 5 - Cowboy Camp Powerlines - Hwy. 90 25.4, 131.4 Trip Miles Sunny, 80's Blue Bird Day 6:20 to 6:45 pm Critter Count 9 Lizards 3 Cotton Tail Rabbits Totals 52 Lizrads 9 Horny Roads 5 Jack Rabbit 3 Cotton Tail Rabbits 3…

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CDT – Day 5 – Lordsburg to Powerlines

5/29/15, Day 5 - Cow Camp - 1st night alone Lordsburg - Powerlines 21.3, 106 Trip Miles Sunny, 80's Windy Blue Bird Day 8:50 to 6:45 pm Critter Count 29 Lizards 3 Horny Toads 2 Jack Rabbits Totals 43 Lizrads 9 Horny Roads 5 Jack…

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CDT – Day 4 – South Uhl Draw

5/28/15, Day 4 - Hampton Inn South Uhl Draw to Lordsburg 20.7, 84.7 Trip Miles Mostly Sunnt, 80's Windy 6:30 to 5:10 pm Critter Count 2 Snakes 1 Jack Rabbit Totals 14 Lizrads 6 Horny Roads 3 Jack Rabbit 3 Snakes The moon was…

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CDT – Day 3 – Well to South Uhl Draw

5/27/15, Day 3 - cowboy camp Well to South Uhl Draw 24.7, 63.6 Trip Miles Mostly Sunnt, 80's Windy 6:50 to 8:20 pm Critter Count 4 Lizrads 1 Horny Toad 1 Jack Rabbit Totals 14 Lizrads 6 Horny Roads 2 Jack Rabbit 1 snake Today…

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CDT – Day 2 – Unnamed Wash to Well

5/26/15 Day 2 Unnamed Wash to Well 20.9, 38.9 Trip Miles Partly Could, 50's Very windy with Rain and thunder off and on 7:05 to 5:00 pm Critter Count 4 Lizrads 1 Horny Toads Totals 10 Lizrads 5 Horny Roads 1 snake 1 Jack Rabbit Today…

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CDT – Day 1 – Crazy Cook to Unnamed Wash

4/25/15 Day 1 Crazy Cook to Unnamed Wash 18.0, 18.0 Trip Miles Sunny, 80's Very windy Critter Count 6 Lizrads 4 Horny Roads 1 snake 1 Jack Rabbit What can I say about today. It was a mix of emotion. Leaving my folks in Lordsburg,…

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T -1 Day

4/24/15 I start hiking in about 20 hours! I sit in a Hampton Inn in Durango Colorado unable to even nap. Despite doing two long hikes already I find myself full of anixity. I haven't slept worth a shit for days. It took the motion of…

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The Low Down on the CDT

Whenever I tell someone I'm going to walk from Mexico to Canada along the Continental Divide Trail they always have a ton of questions. You can see the hamster in their head go from zero to 100 in an instant. I have noted these questions…

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Bikepacking 101

So what is Bikepacking? The simplest definition is found on the Bikepacking.net website. The short answer: it's backpacking with a bike. Longer answer: any ride that includes an overnight stay. This could be anything from ultralight singletrack…