Rachel's CDT Blog

Cuba to Grants, NM (10/21-10/27): 105 Miles I’ve been putting off on this post because it means it’s just another step towards accepting...

Cumbres Pass, CO to Cuba, NM (10/13-10/20): 152.2 Miles After a successful 5 night road trip in our rental car (which gave us a chance to...

Start Date: May 5, 2022 End Date: October 7, 2022 2,453.7 Miles We did it. We made it to Canada!!!!! We got picked up at the terminus and...

East Glacier to Canadian Terminus (10/3-10/7): 90 Miles With our backcountry permits secured for Glacier National Park, we headed into...

Augusta to East Glacier (9/28-10/2): 120 Miles This last month has felt like we are constantly entering and finishing a race. We get to...

Helena to Augusta, MT (9/20-9/27): 125 Miles The shared water sources with the cows continue, and so does staying on our toes while on...

Darby to Anaconda, MT (9/13-9/17): 102.8 Miles The Trail Ridge Fire was reported to be right on the CDT. To keep our continuous footpath...

Leadore, ID to Darby, MT (8/7-8/12): 122 Miles After doing research while in town, we decided it was safe enough for us to continue ahead...

Lima, MT to Leodore, ID (9/2-9/6): 102 Miles Buckle up! It’s a long one! Labor Day weekend had us reminiscing on all the things we wish...

West Yellowstone to Lima (8/28-9/1): 94.2 Miles Leaving town with a few extra slices of pizza foiled up in my pack, we hiked in the hot...

Dubois, WY to West Yellowstone, MT (8/21-8/27): 150 Miles After eating at the Cowboy Cafe in Dubois 3 different times, we were ready to...

Lander to Dubois (8/12-8/19): 160 Miles Knowing The Winds were going to be a top highlight on the trail, we agreed to 1) Be immersed in...

Rawlins to Lander (8/5-8/9): 120.8 Miles It was intimidating leaving town with the rest of the basin ahead: hot weather, little shade +...

Encampment to Rawlins (8/1-8/4): 80.8 Miles After a morning of sleeping in (until the campground weed wacker woke us up lol), resupplying...

Steamboat Springs, CO to Encampment, WY (7/28-7/31): 83.9 We had low expectations for our last section in CO, but we were pleasantly...

Grand Lake to Steamboat Springs (7/24-7/27): 75.1 Miles A few hours before arriving in Grand Lake we had heard of an update from Rocky...

Winter Park to Grand Lake (7/20-7/22): 53.3 Miles Leaving Winter Park with some rest in our bones, we caught a hitch from a local gal,...

Because Grays Peak deserves its own post 😎 Grays Peak: the scariest, most thrilling, hardest, most badass hike I’ve ever done. Some more...

Frisco to Winter Park (7/15-7/19): 73 Miles After being on the Colorado Trail (CT) for 250 miles, we said goodbye and departed ways from...

Leadville to Frisco (7/13-7/15): 38 Miles Before leaving Leadville, we walked to the grocery store to resupply for our short, 2 night...