Day 108 – A series of unfortunate events
After the greatest day ever, complete with a grizzly encounter, today started off almost the complete opposite. Condensation is a normal...
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Day 107 – Attack of the Grizzly
There is something unforgettable about getting charged by a grizzly. That is what I learned today. This morning was slow to get started....
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Day 106 – East Glacier
This morning I felt great. The best I have in at least a month. I attribute it to the permit system in Glacier National Park backcountry....
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Day 105 – Piegan Pass
Waking up in Many Glacier, I took advance of the National Park amenities by having the cheapest thing on the menu: biscuits and gravy and...
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Day 104 – Many Glacier
After the perfect day in Glacier National Park this morning was a little tougher. There was a really difficult and whiny man at the...
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Day 103 – The 3 Bears
I slept horribly. The two closest people to my tent were snorers, the type that can wake up an entire neighborhood. On top of the...
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Day 102 – Polebridge
Today started off horribly. I have good maps to follow, but often the trail is off compared to landmarks. I can usually figure it out,...
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Day 101 – Whitefish Divide
Today had just about every possible bit of adversity. I even pulled a tick off my butt before it burrowed in. From Bluebird lake, it was...
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Day 100 – Eureka
Waking up under a bridge is a weird feeling. With every passing car, the bridge shakes and it can have the claustrophobic feeling of...
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Day 99 – Kootenai
Today was filled with roads, hills, bushwhacking and exhaustion. From upper Yaak Road, the route wound through the large forest but my...
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Day 98 – Montana
The day began with the last climb of Idaho. A climb to over 6,400’ on top of Ruby Ridge. The wind must have changed overnight, because...
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Day 97 – Feist Creek
I was back on the trail around 11am. Despite the rest, the energy was still not there. The trail climbed over Bussard Mountain and then...
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Day 96 – Bonners Ferry
I was hiking before 5am, but that didn’t seem to matter. At the highway before 8am but that also didn’t seem to matter. It took until...
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Day 95 – Wildfire
Today I called in a wildfire. My circadian rhythm has changed as I have traveled East, from central Washington to near Montana. Days have...
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Day 94 – Idaho
I woke up feeling good and ready to go. Hopefully I could back to the solid days I have grown accustomed to. To wake me up, the route...
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Day 93 – Sullivan Lake
The last few days have been rough, really rough. I have been digging more cat holes per day than any person should, my appetite and...
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Day 92 – Metaline Falls
There couldn’t be a better section of the trail to get sick on. By how the towns line up and the post office schedules, I was able to...
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Day 91 – Northport
I woke up not feeling any worse than yesterday. Which for a morning recently is a good sign. It was all downhill to Northport and after...
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Day 90 – some kind of sick
Today I felt even worse than yesterday. My body is sore and achy, almost like a flu. And I have no hunger. Only an unquenchable thirst,...
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Day 89 – Kettle Mountains
The trails through the Kettle Mountains have been incredible in comparison to the roads and bushwhacking in recent days. Today I got...
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