Deserrae Potts

Day 8: Burro Mountain Homestead

Miles hiked: 18.2 Total Milage: 123.15 Location: Burro Mountain Homestead Today I woke up around 5am. I was pretty cold last night and I noticed my sleeping bag had a layer of frost on it in the morning. I packed up as quickly and quietly as I could and got on trail around 5:30 am.ContinueContinue reading “Day 8: Burro Mountain Homestead”

Day 7: Mile Marker 100

Miles hiked: 20.3 Total Milage: 104.95 Location: Guthook mile 103.6 Today I woke up around 7am. I set my last blog posts to post each day while I’m out hiking, updated facebook and got out of bed to pack up my things. My friend Pop Rocks gave me a call before we left. It’s soContinueContinue reading “Day 7: Mile Marker 100”

Day 6: Zero # 1

Miles hiked: 0 Total Milage: 84.6 Location: Econolodge Lordsburg, New Mexico Today was a zero day! I had so much stuff to do. First we started off with laundry and I had my left over mexican food for breakfast. Then we planned out the route to silver city before I went to the grocery storeContinueContinue reading “Day 6: Zero # 1”

Day 5: Lordsburg!

Miles Hiked: 14 Total Milage: 84.64 Location: Econolodge, Lordsburg Today I woke up without an alarm around 5am. I did some stretches and packed up quietly before leaving camp around 6am. My goal was to get to the water cache seven miles away before everyone else so I could take a long break before walkingContinueContinue reading “Day 5: Lordsburg!”

Day 4: Washes

Miles Hiked: 18.3 Total Milage: 70.6 Location: Wash with Free Fall, Itchy, Jenga, Revolt, and Rad Today I woke up Incredibly well rested and well fed for the first time on the trail. Jenga, Rad and I all left camp around 7am. We passed Itchy and Free Fall camping in a wash about a mileContinueContinue reading “Day 4: Washes”

Day 3: Sore Ankles

Miles hiked: 16.1 Total Milage: 52.3 Location: Wash with Jenga and Rad This morning I woke up pretty late. Last night it was so windy I found myself wondering if there were tornado warnings. My tent was flapping very loudly all night and I was on the ground again so I hardly slept at all.ContinueContinue reading “Day 3: Sore Ankles”

Day 2: Struggle Bus

Miles Hiked: 19 Total Milage: 36.25 Location: “Wash” Last night I got a hole in my sleeping pad almost immediately so I spent the entire night on the hard ground which was VERY frustrating considering it was the first day of a five day stretch. The morning started with a 0.5 minimum walk back toContinueContinue reading “Day 2: Struggle Bus”

Day 1: Crazy Cook!!

Miles Hiked: 17.25 Total Milage: 17.25 Location: Trail Junction off mile 16.7. Commadore Road. This morning we all woke up around 5am and started to get ready for the trail. I took a shower, ate a muffin for breakfast, put on my hiking clothes, and got a call from Luke. Camp Crazy Cook shuttle pickedContinueContinue reading “Day 1: Crazy Cook!!”

The Night Before Crazy Cook

Day 0 Miles hiked: 0 Location: Econolodge in Lordsburg, NM Today I woke up at Luke’s and I finished some things I had to do on my laptop (including paying for my blog!!! Which means I can post more pics!). I showered, then went home and grabbed my stuff from my apartment before hitting theContinueContinue reading “The Night Before Crazy Cook”

Continental Divide Trail 2021

Hello, I’m not sure how many people still read this blog occasionally or get email updates but I just wanted to make a post about what I will be doing this summer! If you are new here welcome, My name is Deserrae or “Early Bird” as I am called on the trail. In 2019 IContinueContinue reading “Continental Divide Trail 2021”

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

My first visit to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I am guilty that I’ve lived in Ohio for seven years and I’ve never been here before! I did an 8.1 mile loop on the towpath and buckeye trail.

Day 180: KATAHDIN.

Day 180 October 11th Miles Hiked: 5.0 AT Milage: 2,192.0 Miles Last night was yet another very cold night despite my attempt to warm up my sleeping bag via the “hot rocks” method. Regardless, TODAY IS THE DAY! I was feeling very excited and anxious to get above tree-line on Katahdin, to rest my eyesContinueContinue reading “Day 180: KATAHDIN.”

Day 179: Katahdin Stream Lean-to

Day 177 October 10th Miles Hiked: Zero Today Doc and I took a zero to wait on Sponge, Great Fish, and Smilez to catch up so we could all summit together. Mismatch left around 7:30am to hike five miles to the northern terminus. I went to say goodbye to the other hikers I knew summitingContinueContinue reading “Day 179: Katahdin Stream Lean-to”

Day 178: Entering Baxter State Park

Day 178 October 9th Abol Bridge to Katahdin Stream Campground Miles Hiked: 10.0 AT Milage: 2186.8 This morning I woke up in town, happy to have been able to sleep on a mattress in a warm building last night. Mismatch, Doc, and I ate breakfast together and we realized that the three of us wouldContinueContinue reading “Day 178: Entering Baxter State Park”

Day 177: 100 Mile Wilderness Day 5

Day 177 October 8th Nahmakanta Stream Lean-to to Abol Bridge Miles Hiked: 28.9 AT Milage: 2176.9 Doc and I made plans to be on trail by 7am today but I was not motivated at all to get out of my sleeping bag. Once again I was awake before the sunrise because it was so coldContinueContinue reading “Day 177: 100 Mile Wilderness Day 5”