Des Hikes Thru

Miles Hiked: 28.1 Total Milage: 2173.4 Yesterday I looked ahead at water sources and realized that we have a very dry stretch ahead of us. Almost all the water sources have dried up and the ones that haven’t are questionable. I noticed some Guthook comments about a water cache that seems to be empty now.Continue reading "Day 125: Love from Butte"

Miles Hiked: 31.8 Total Milage: 2145.3 Today I woke up early around 5am. My stomach was bothering me first thing in the morning and I knew we had to hike 30 miles today. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it because I was feeling so bad. Luckily after I got through theContinue reading "Day 124: Feeling Good?"

Miles Hiked: 18.5 Total Milage: 2113.5 Today I woke up very early so that we could get to town as early as possible. The goal was to get to town, resupply, charge all of our things and get back out to trail. The hard part about the plan is that we will be trying toContinue reading "Day 123: Wise River"

Miles Hiked: 24.3 Total Milage: 2095 Today I woke up around 6am. It was still kind of dark out and very very windy. I thought the weather might be bad today because of how ominous it was when I woke up but it ended up being a beautiful day! There was quite a bit ofContinue reading "Day 122: Rainbow Mountain"

Miles Hiked 23.1 Total Milage: 2071.7 This morning it was very chilly when I woke up. Last night I slept amazing. I didn’t open my eyes until about 6am and it was still sort of dark then. The sun is definitely starting to rise later! 12 pack and I left camp just before 7am. WeContinue reading "Day 121: Warren Lake"

Miles Hiked: 7.7 Total Milage: 2047.6 This morning I still woke up early even though I didn’t have to hike out first thing in the morning. 12 pack and I walked to town to get breakfast around 7:30am. After that I looked at the map and did the math to see how much farther weContinue reading "Day 120: Straight Shot to Canada"

Miles Hiked: 26.3 Total Milage: 2039.9 Today I left camp around 7am. It was later than I wanted to leave but I was really tired and needed some extra rest. The day started with an uphill climb up a very exposed field of sagebrush. We were on a dirt road for quite a while. AlmostContinue reading "Day 118: Elk Mountain"

Miles Hiked: 24 Total Milage: 2013.6 Today I woke up and left camp around 7am. We took a road walk alternate to cut off about 5 miles of the trail. I was super happy about it because my legs were so tired from yesterday and I needed a little rest. The road walk was veryContinue reading "Day 117: Spooky Lightning"

Miles Hiked: 30 Total Milage: 1989.6 Today I woke up early around 5am. I had all my things packed and ready to go by 6. The sunrise over the divide was so pretty. Our camping spot was just awesome last night despite the fact that I hardly had any water. The day started with twoContinue reading "Day 116: Deadman Lake"

Miles Hiked: 19 Total Milage: 1959.6 Today I woke up still sleepy. Because the RV park was so close to the interstate I could hear very loud semi trucks going by all night and it kept me up. My tent was still soaking wet from all the rain yesterday. I ate some food for breakfastContinue reading "Day 115: Blazing Hot Ridgelines"

Miles Hiked: 11.6 Total Milage: 1940.6 This morning I woke up at 4:45 am in hopes of making it to the highway in time to catch the shuttle at 9:30am. When I woke up I was so sore. I spent over 20 minutes stretching out before leaving to hike which definitely set me behind scheduleContinue reading "Day 114: Lima, Montana"

Miles Hiked: 28.5 Total Milage: 1928.8 Today I was really looking forward to seeing my friend Cocoa on trail! I hiked a little bit of the AT with her in 2019. I sent her an inreach message last night and found out that we camped 20 miles apart from each other. The day started outContinue reading "Day 113: AT Class of 2019/ Rock Spring"

Miles Hiked: 28.2 Total Milage: 1900 **To be completely honest I’m writing this blog post and the next two almost a week after this day. I was so tired during this stretch I totally neglected to write my blog and the days all feel like a complete blur. I’m recalling from memory as best IContinue reading "Day 112: Red Rock Pass"