Lunch….tortillas and sleet!Today marked the start of a 5 day trek over the mountains, including the highest point of the whole Divide, the Indiana Pass, at a smidge under 12,000ft. Abiquiu is at around 6,000 so we had 6,000 climb, but a total of around 10,000 +...

Zero day The three of us crashed on the floor of a teepee last night at a campground run by a wonderful lady called Goldy. It’s only for biker’s and hikers 😊. Unfortunately I didn’t get much sleep as Mike was snoring and Jake was chatting in his sleep. Plus my air...

Cuba townAfter a restless night I got up at 6 to start the process of decamping. We hit the general store when it opened at 7. The guy who owns it, Dennis, was already up and about, and his opener this morning was ‘coffee on me’! I had made the mistake of eating a...

Lunch on the road 😊After two lovely days at the Lava Flow hostel it was time to get some Ks under the belt. Jake and I met up with Michael at the USPS office and so us three amigos hit the road. It was slightly cooler than of late but we were starting late so knew...

Pace line to Grants 😊 Charlie (is my) Angel Being on the road requires there to be someone sane looking after you from the comfort of their home with internet access. Through Asia it was Lu, in India it was Asraf, and in the US it’s my wonderful daughter Charlie, who...

The road ahead 😊The time spent in Pie Town was delightful given it presented an opportunity to share the tales of the trails. I’m full of admiration of these CDT hikers who’ve traversed rivers and deserts to get here, with 4-5 months of that ahead….quite...