Noisy ascends Douglas Peak Pass as a storm rolls in, with Alpine Lakes Pass in the far background. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/14/22 CDT Day 54
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 CDT Day 58
The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/2
Noisy filters water in a stand of snags from the 2016 Sheep Fire. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 CDT Day 68
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 CDT Day 73
Noisy and I had been dealing with low crew morale, but a few days spent with my dear friend Lebowski fixed that right up! | Gunnison, CO 9/9/22 CDT Day 80
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 CDT Day 87
After being above treeline for what felt like most of the hike, it was a delight to be among the golden Quaking Aspens. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 CDT Day 98
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 CDT Day 106
Noisy crosses the Gila River as it flows at 600% of average. Over the next 80 miles, we would need to cross in the ballpark of 200 more times. Sadly, a mile from here a major tributary joined the Gila, and the water was just too high and fast to con
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 CDT Day 120
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 CDT Day 121
Lauren transitions on my first ski tour of the season. | 12/8/22 Incline Peak, NV
Squiller and Shannon on their way up the ladder to our loft. | 12/19/22 Truckee, CA
Noisy ascends Douglas Peak Pass as a storm rolls in, with Alpine Lakes Pass in the far background. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/14/22 CDT Day 54
Noisy ascends Douglas Peak Pass as a storm rolls in, with Alpine Lakes Pass in the far background. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/14/22 CDT Day 54
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 CDT Day 58
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 CDT Day 58
The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/2
The Great Divide Basin: flat, sagebrush, and antelope. That's pretty much it for 130 miles. It's lovely from about 6:00-6:45 in the morning before becoming hot, dry and boring until sunset. Then it's just dry and boring. | Great Divide Basin, WY 8/22/22 CDT Day 62
Noisy filters water in a stand of snags from the 2016 Sheep Fire. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 CDT Day 68
Noisy filters water in a stand of snags from the 2016 Sheep Fire. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 CDT Day 68
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 CDT Day 73
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 CDT Day 73
Noisy and I had been dealing with low crew morale, but a few days spent with my dear friend Lebowski fixed that right up! | Gunnison, CO 9/9/22 CDT Day 80
Noisy and I had been dealing with low crew morale, but a few days spent with my dear friend Lebowski fixed that right up! | Gunnison, CO 9/9/22 CDT Day 80
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 CDT Day 87
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their over-engineered sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 CDT Day 87
After being above treeline for what felt like most of the hike, it was a delight to be among the golden Quaking Aspens. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 CDT Day 98
After being above treeline for what felt like most of the hike, it was a delight to be among the golden Quaking Aspens. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 CDT Day 98
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 CDT Day 106
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 CDT Day 106
Noisy crosses the Gila River as it flows at 600% of average. Over the next 80 miles, we would need to cross in the ballpark of 200 more times. Sadly, a mile from here a major tributary joined the Gila, and the water was just too high and fast to con
Noisy crosses the Gila River as it flows at 600% of average. Over the next 80 miles, we would need to cross in the ballpark of 200 more times. Sadly, a mile from here a major tributary joined the Gila, and the water was just too high and fast to continue. | Gila National Forest, NM 10/11/22 CDT Day 112
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 CDT Day 120
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 CDT Day 120
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 CDT Day 121
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 CDT Day 121
Lauren transitions on my first ski tour of the season. | 12/8/22 Incline Peak, NV
Lauren transitions on my first ski tour of the season. | 12/8/22 Incline Peak, NV
Squiller and Shannon on their way up the ladder to our loft. | 12/19/22 Truckee, CA
Squiller and Shannon on their way up the ladder to our loft. | 12/19/22 Truckee, CA
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