August 26, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 4.5 / 1691.1 I was up early knowing I had to get into town and prepare a resupply box to send to Lima MT before the Post Office closed at 12:45 I reached the highway crossing about 8:30 and it took about 15 minutes to get a ride into Dubois WY. The lady who picked […]

August 25, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 26.7 / 1686.6 I had a little condensation on my tent this morning, but it wasn’t too bad. I packed up and was on the trail by 6:30am. The mountain view from my tent was amazing and I grabbed a photo before moving on. The trail started with a quick descent through the woods into […]

August 24, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 27.3 / 1,659.9 The trees helped keep the condensation away last night. It was a little damp, but not too bad. Everything not under the trees was covered with a heavy dew. A thick fog set low in the valley and on the lake. I started down the trail which followed the lake along the […]

August 23, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.0 / 1,632.6 It stopped raining sometime before 11:30 last night, but everything was still very wet this morning. I packed up my gear knowing I would have to have a drying out party sometime today. I started up the trail as it continued up the valley passing several lakes along the way. I kept […]

August 22, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 13.6 / 1,608.6 I slept until about 6:30 before getting around this morning. I got up, dressed and headed down the street to Wrangler Cafe for breakfast. I ordered the breakfast burrito and drank a couple cups of coffee. I finished up and walked back to the motel. I packed up my gear and was […]

August 21, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 6.0 / 1,595 I was up early this morning. Too early. I was ready to go before 6:00am and it was still too dark to see. I waited around a little bit and started hiking about 6:15. The trail from Elklund Lake was mostly down hill and had some great views in the early morning […]

August 20, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.3 / 1,589 The rain was supposed to stop around 2am, but when I woke up this morning it was still pattering against the top of my tent. I rolled over and went back to sleep. I woke up again about an hour later and the rain had stopped. I slowly hot around and started […]

August 19, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 17.9 / 1,565.7 I was up and started packing up before daylight this morning. I crawled out of my tent just as it was getting light and to my astonishment there was a great view of the mountains to the south. I had been focused on the Cirque of the Towers last night and hadn’t […]

August 18, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.2 / 1,547.8 I was up and around quickly this morning. I was excited to get to the Cirque of the Towers alternate. I headed out on the trail and was happy to see a bridge over Sweetwater River. I thought I was going to have to ford it and get my shoes wet this […]

August 17, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.5 / 1,527.6 Tried to sleep in this morning, but was still up before 6:00. I took a shower, dressed, and packed up my backpack. I headed across town to Oxbow Restaurant where I had a delicious breakfast skillet and lots of hot coffee. I updated my social media at the restaurant and wrote my […]