Date: 8/1/20 Daily Miles: 19 Total Miles: 758 We had a really nice temperature last night for sleeping. The wind died down before we went to sleep, so it was pretty calm. And we were camped a bit up from a meadow, so we were out of the … [Read more...]
CDT Day 42 – Squaw Creek
Date: 7/31/20 Daily Miles: 23 Total Miles: 739 This morning started out with a climb, as so many mornings do. We tend to go as far down in elevation as we can for sleeping, as that is where we are most likely to find trees for hanging. … [Read more...]
CDT Day 41 – Hunchback Pass
Date: 7/30/20 Daily Miles: 22 Total Miles: 716 We got a lot of wind last night. It only lasted thirty minutes at most, but it was really strong. This morning, we realized that the wind had damaged Beardoh’s ridge line for his tarp. … [Read more...]
CDT Day 40 – Pole Creek Alternate
Date: 7/29/20 Daily Miles: 19 Total Miles: 694 After at least 12 hours of being in our hammocks, our alarms went off to start the day. It was nice having a chance to relax in our hammocks...it was the first time on the CDT that we have … [Read more...]
CDT Day 39 – Out of Lake City
Date: 7/28/20 Daily Miles: 9 Total Miles: 675 We knew that our next section of trail had more mileage limitations due to being above tree line (and our hammocking), so we decided to have a leisurely morning in Lake City. Of course, we … [Read more...]
CDT Day 38 – Lake City
Date: 7/27/20 Daily Miles: 11 Total Miles: 666 It took awhile to warm up in our sleeping bags last night. It takes SweetPea hours to warm up her feet once they are cold. We were in our hammocks last night by 6:45pm, so we were able to … [Read more...]
CDT Day 37 – San Luis Pass
Date: 7/26/20 Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 655 It felt like such a luxury to be able to get up when there is full sunlight, instead of the mostly dark of when we normally get up. There was no rain, but still grey clouds when we got … [Read more...]
