I left my hot and uncomfortable room at Vachers Bighorn Lodge around 7:00, walked up the road a bit, and got a ride in about 10 minutes from a couple of very friendly older gentlemen…Continue Reading
Day 146 Huston Park
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Day 145 Encampment Zero
I stayed at the B&B this morning as long as I could. It is so nice here, but 11:00 was checkout time and I had to get going. I walked the half mile to Vachers…Continue Reading
Day 144 Whispering Winds, Encampment
Most of today was along gently sloping forested ridges with glimpses of the Colorado mountains further south. I passed a trailhead named “Deep Jack” and shortly after encountered my first bow hunters of the season.…Continue Reading
Day 143 First Beaver, Sage Creek Road Walk
Today is Memorial day. I spent the first 16 miles road walking highway 71 and dodging RVs. All day long it was pickups pulling camper trailers, pickups pulling trailers loaded with ATVs, and just plain…Continue Reading
Day 142 Shelter in Culverts
Today was 23 miles of road walking. It’s in the 90s and hotter than hell on the blacktop of highway 71. The official CDT is along dirt roads west of this highway and about 20…Continue Reading
Day 141 Rawlins Slackpack
I had the Econolodge breakfast with Gaucho and said goodbye to my friend. He was heading out for Encampment today, but I have to hike the highway back 14 miles to cover the section that…Continue Reading
Day 140 Water Problems, Rawlins
I woke up at the literal shithole known as Bull Spring. There are lots of small willows and green, close-cropped grass all over (almost like a lawn), but then you see all the cow poop…Continue Reading
Day 139 Bull Springs
The road I camped next to was apparently one of the main access roads into the basin for the oil workers or something. There was a fair amount of traffic (maybe 10 trucks) that came…Continue Reading
Day 138 Horny Toad Extravaganza
Today I must have seen 15 horny toads of all sizes ranging all the way to the size of my palm. I’ve always liked these fierce little ant-eating lizards. If you let them they will…Continue Reading
Day 137 Water Cache Camp
I really like it here in the basin. I love the big views and the animals and the easy miles. The trail is mostly 2-track dirt roads. Today I saw numerous antelope herds, some wild horses…Continue Reading