Guthook CDT mile 854.4 to Elwood Pass (mile 863.3) (8.9 miles, +1,300/-1,700 feet). Okay, I know I have said this before, but the scenery today might just have been the most spectacular I have ever seen. Now that I have built up your expectations, let me begin at the beginning! The altitude, sleep deprivation, and…

Guthook CDT mile 844.6 to mile 854.4 (9.8 miles, +2,500/-1,800 feet). So I learned something last night: sometimes a site can be too slope-y! My sleeping pad kept sliding down the floor of my tent, and I kept sliding down my sleeping pad.  At one point I tied my pad to the tent, which helped a little,…

Guthook CDT mile 829.4 to mile 844.6 (15.2 miles, +1,700/-2,300 feet). I slept surprisingly well last night.  In the past I have always looked for dead flat places to camp, but in a wet environment like this good drainage is key, and good drainage usually means a bit of a slope. Around 6am I jumped…

Cumbres Pass (Guthook CDT mile 811.7) to mile 829.4 (17.7 miles, +3,800/-1,700 feet). I was very fortunate to learn recently that one of the people I work with (trailname: Vogue) is a thru-hiking machine!  He has done the AT, the CDT, the PCT (twice!), the CT, and even the GHT (Grand Himalayan Trail). So when…