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The ADT Journey – Week 16

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

We left Crested Butte packed for a five day stretch that would bring us to Leadville, the highest town in the United States.  Already while hiking in Colorado we met more people than in the whole states of Nevada and … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 15

Posted on October 4, 2021 by admin

The Grand Mesa Plateau looms as a transitional landscape between canyons and mountains.  While called a mesa, the top of the plateau features aspen and other mountain vegetation covering undulating terrain, dotted with lakes.  The lakes we encountered transitioned between … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 14

Posted on September 21, 2021 by admin

The temperatures while we were in Grand Junction barely exceeded 100 degrees.  The natives considered this a heat wave and offered their sympathy to us having to endure such heat.  On the contrary we felt like we were in paradise!  … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 13

Posted on September 10, 2021 by admin

Little do we know at times what impact our actions might have on others.  This would have been the case with my Moab Times Independent interview, if not for some serendipitous encounters on this next stretch.  As per my usual … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 12

Posted on August 31, 2021 by admin

At our campground in Green River, Utah (melon capital of the country) we were visiting our campsite neighbors when Ky said to them: “When the money runs out I am gone.” That declaration came as a surprise, particularly since our … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 11

Posted on August 17, 2021 by admin

The first day of this week found us full packing through canyons in Capitol Reef National Park, with yet another thunderstorm lasting for hours.  The remaining days found us slackpacking along desert roads with nothing but sunny skies. We managed … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 10

Posted on August 8, 2021 by admin

We carried full packs for all but the first day of this week, including a five day “wilderness” stretch that started without wilderness.  We had only five miles to hike from our Otter Creek State Park campsite through Antimony but … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 09

Posted on August 1, 2021 by admin

Utah started out well enough, a beautiful campsite with a gorgeous sunset our first night in the state, a motel room comped to us the third night, both scouted and obtained by Ky.  While the day temperatures exceeded 100 degrees, … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 08

Posted on July 27, 2021 by admin

During our rest days in Ely we caught up with Barrett Jordan and his dog Buster, also hiking the ADT from west to east.  I first learned about Barrett when we entered Nevada and he contacted me via the blog … Continue reading →

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The ADT Journey – Week 07

Posted on July 20, 2021 by admin

As a long distance hiker you hear things about those who have hiked the trail before you.  I knew that lack of water along the Nevada ADT occasionally forced hikers to take an alternate northern route along US 50 instead.  … Continue reading →

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