CDT Pre-Trail
Read about my preparations for thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail in 2026!
-
Traveling to the CDT’s southern terminus
It’s a strange moment, waking up and putting on the outfit you’ll wear every day for the next 5 months for the first time. That’s how my day began, yesterday. Since then, I’ve traveled across the country by car, plane,… Continue reading
-
Everything I’ll Carry to Walk From Mexico to Canada (again).
It’s a little surreal that I’m starting a thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail later this month! I’m doing many things to prepare for my thru-hike, such as training. I’m also carefully deciding what gear to pack. As with all… Continue reading
-
Training to Walk 3,000 Miles
How do you train to walk 3,000 miles across the United States? This is a question I’ve given a lot of thought to recently. That’s because right now, I’m preparing to start thru-hiking the 3,000-mile-long Continental Divide Trail (CDT) this… Continue reading
-
CDT Prep: What is the Continental Divide Trail?
In last week’s post, I shared that I’m planning another thru-hike. This time, I’ll be tackling the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). The CDT is less well-known than the Pacific Crest Trail, which I hiked and blogged about last year. And… Continue reading
-
Here we go again.
This week, I have an exciting update to share. I am planning another thru-hike. This time, I’ll tackle the Continental Divide Trail. It will be my third and final of the three Triple Crown trails. I hiked the Appalachian Trail… Continue reading
Adventures with Val 