First day on the trail

First day on the trail

CDT1 First day on the CDT, 25th April  first day  CDT 1 Tented at 17 miles (27km) Left Lordsburg just after 6:30 this morning for our three hour car trip to the border of Mexico, Crazy Cook. First hour was easy going on sealed roads but the next two hours was rough...
Shopping for food

Shopping for food

Travelling from L.A. airport to the starting point of the CDT by rental car,Greyhound bus and then a minivan. Four days before we start the trail. Saturday Leaving Blythe early after coffee and breakfast  at McDonald’s.  Plan is to get to Tucson where...
Continental Divide Trail

Continental Divide Trail

No rest in my retirement days, A month from finishing my Te Araroa walk in New Zealand, my America walking friend, Ken, planted a seed in my mind to do another long walk, but this time in America   The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is a United States National...