mozey
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In the "Post Up Your Draw" thread I mentioned that I'm currently hiking the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) (https://continentaldividetrail.org/cdnst-interactive-map/). A few asked that I post some pics if I get a chance, so here we go.
I became obsessed with the idea of hiking the CDT after gaining a bunch of weight during the Covid lockdown for the last two years. I felt like the weight gain was going to kill me faster than the virus (when I did catch it in January, I was 100% asymptomatic). I turned 60 in Feb, retired from Los Alamos on April 1, and started hiking the CDT almost immediately. On my 40th day, I completed NM and crossed into CO (781 miles). So far I've been true to what they call the "Red Line" which is the original CDT, which has taken me through the Hatchets, Pyramids, Burros, Black Range, Gila, Malpais, Mount Taylor, Jemez, Rio Chama, and the Carson National Forest. I've seen tons of big game, and I've been taking notes for potential future hunts.
It appears that the snow in the San Juans is still too deep for me to continue in CO, so I'm probably going to WY this week to try and knock out the 140-mile Great Divide Basin before resuming in CO and giving the snow another week to melt. I'm currently averaging about 25 miles per day.
The first question everyone wants to know is how much weight have I lost. Here's a pic of me on the day I started (kind of embarrassing):
And here is a pic of me 3.5 weeks and 500 miles later after making it to Grants. I was down 28 pounds in this pic and now down 34. I made a 31-mile push the last day before Grants in order to be home for Mother's Day and it gave me a huge blister:
If you look close in the first pic you can see I'm standing funny on my right foot.
With the exception of one non-hiker, all the people that I've met along the trail have been really cool.
I'm not usually big on taking pics but here are a few that meant something to me:
If you happen to see me hiking by and if you pull over and offer a coke, I won't refuse it...
I became obsessed with the idea of hiking the CDT after gaining a bunch of weight during the Covid lockdown for the last two years. I felt like the weight gain was going to kill me faster than the virus (when I did catch it in January, I was 100% asymptomatic). I turned 60 in Feb, retired from Los Alamos on April 1, and started hiking the CDT almost immediately. On my 40th day, I completed NM and crossed into CO (781 miles). So far I've been true to what they call the "Red Line" which is the original CDT, which has taken me through the Hatchets, Pyramids, Burros, Black Range, Gila, Malpais, Mount Taylor, Jemez, Rio Chama, and the Carson National Forest. I've seen tons of big game, and I've been taking notes for potential future hunts.
It appears that the snow in the San Juans is still too deep for me to continue in CO, so I'm probably going to WY this week to try and knock out the 140-mile Great Divide Basin before resuming in CO and giving the snow another week to melt. I'm currently averaging about 25 miles per day.
The first question everyone wants to know is how much weight have I lost. Here's a pic of me on the day I started (kind of embarrassing):
And here is a pic of me 3.5 weeks and 500 miles later after making it to Grants. I was down 28 pounds in this pic and now down 34. I made a 31-mile push the last day before Grants in order to be home for Mother's Day and it gave me a huge blister:
If you look close in the first pic you can see I'm standing funny on my right foot.
With the exception of one non-hiker, all the people that I've met along the trail have been really cool.
I'm not usually big on taking pics but here are a few that meant something to me:
If you happen to see me hiking by and if you pull over and offer a coke, I won't refuse it...
