I did the 8 miles on various dirt roads to the highway.  On the way a friendly rancher and his grandson in an old pickup pulled up and we talked briefly. They gave me a…Continue Reading

I left the Holiday Inn in Lander at 10:00 to begin the 1.5 mile walk to the other end of town where the post office and McDonald’s reside.  I needed to mail some excess food…Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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