We woke up today and walked the rest of the way to the water cache. It was about 6 miles away. It was so hot that we decided that we are going to change our sleeping schedule and do something different.
We stayed at the cache, set up our tent, then went by the water cache box and put our legs under the shadow from the box and our sun umbrellas up over our faces. We covered our mid section with tie back and just laid there.
It was a little breezy so it was nice even though it was so hot. We hadn’t eaten much over the past few days so we made a couple meals, relaxed, and I took care of my blisters. They were hurting me so bad that when I was hiking I was limping and whimpering like a sad puppy. Sometimes I was almost in tears, not because I wanted to cry but because my eyes were welling up with tears because it was so painful. I popped some of them, put neosporin on them, and let them sit out of my socks all day so that they could breathe. I need different shoes and need to figure out something different for my desert hike. These New Balance shoes are just ripping to shreds.
We are in bed now (early) because we will be getting up in the morning early.
Miles hiked: 6
Total miles hiked: 46
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Bubbles CDT Day 1 (March 19, 2018)
Day one of the CDT!!
Today we hiked 13 miles. Not bad for the first day out here. We were really excited to get on trail and it felt crazy to be out here! A lot of the trail was on an old washout. We had to hike on golf ball and baseball size rocks which made my ankles tender and I got a lot of blisters. Even though my feet are hurting, it feels awesome and surreal to be out hiking again.
For those that don’t know, the CDT is one of the “Big Three” long trails in America. The Southern Terminus is in New Mexico where it continues north for 770 miles to Colorado. After hiking through Colorado for 800 miles (including the highest part on the CDT at 14,270 foot elevation at Grays Peak) we will move into Wyoming for 550 miles which includes hiking through Yellowstone National park. The next part of the trail travels through both Montana and Idaho. We will hike about 180 miles in Idaho and around 800 miles in Montana. The Northern terminus of the trail is in Glacier Park, Montana.
Miles Hiked: 13
Total Miles Hiked: 13
Today we hiked 13 miles. Not bad for the first day out here. We were really excited to get on trail and it felt crazy to be out here! A lot of the trail was on an old washout. We had to hike on golf ball and baseball size rocks which made my ankles tender and I got a lot of blisters. Even though my feet are hurting, it feels awesome and surreal to be out hiking again.
For those that don’t know, the CDT is one of the “Big Three” long trails in America. The Southern Terminus is in New Mexico where it continues north for 770 miles to Colorado. After hiking through Colorado for 800 miles (including the highest part on the CDT at 14,270 foot elevation at Grays Peak) we will move into Wyoming for 550 miles which includes hiking through Yellowstone National park. The next part of the trail travels through both Montana and Idaho. We will hike about 180 miles in Idaho and around 800 miles in Montana. The Northern terminus of the trail is in Glacier Park, Montana.
Miles Hiked: 13
Total Miles Hiked: 13
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| Bubbles on the CDT! |
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| First of many steps on the CDT! |
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