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 Day 54
Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 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 Day 68
The summit of Parkview Mountain, overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 Day 68
Noisy doing some good old fashioned loitering at the town park. | Winter Park, CO 9/1/22 Day 72
Noisy on the knife edge between Grays Peak, the highest point on the Continental Divide, and Mt. Edwards. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy arrives at Cottonwood Pass. | Collegiate Peaks, CO 9/9/22 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 Day 80
Noisy arrives in camp at sunset, which was getting earlier at an alarming rate. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/12/22 Day 83
The Colorado Trail uses way more dirt roads than I expected. Easy walking, but pretty boring. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Field Guide, a Colorado Trail hiker and Noisy watch as a storm rages just across the valley. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Noisy got some new mineral sunscreen that was pretty scary looking, although highly effective. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
The rocks that had fallen away from The Window beneath Rio Grande Pyramid. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
At long last, the final state! New Mexico: home of gentle grades, big miles and wouldn't you believe it, more rain. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 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 Day 98
New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
Del Yeso Canyon was full of cool rock formations. | Ghost Ranch, NM 9/29/22 Day 100
Cabezon Peak near sunset. Just below the peak lies the town of Cabezon, a Breaking Bad filming location. | San Luis Mesa, NM 10/3/22 Day 104
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 Day 106
Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
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
Sunset over Pyramid Peak. | Chihuahuan Desert, NM 10/17/22 Day 118
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 Day 120
Noisy heads to the border on our final day. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/20/22 Day 121
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 Day 121
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 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 Day 54
Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
Golden Lake at sunrise. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/15/22 Day 55
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 Day 58
SquarePants and Noisy boil vegetables and drink Sloshies, an alcohlic Wyoming delicacy on the grocery store curb. | Lander, WY 8/18/22 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 Day 62
Noisy filters water in a stand of snags from the 2016 Sheep Fire. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 Day 68
Noisy filters water in a stand of snags from the 2016 Sheep Fire. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 Day 68
The summit of Parkview Mountain, overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 Day 68
The summit of Parkview Mountain, overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park. | Arapaho National Forest, CO 8/28/22 Day 68
Noisy doing some good old fashioned loitering at the town park. | Winter Park, CO 9/1/22 Day 72
Noisy doing some good old fashioned loitering at the town park. | Winter Park, CO 9/1/22 Day 72
Noisy on the knife edge between Grays Peak, the highest point on the Continental Divide, and Mt. Edwards. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy on the knife edge between Grays Peak, the highest point on the Continental Divide, and Mt. Edwards. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy on the Divide with Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. | Arapaho National Forest 9/2/22 Day 73
Noisy arrives at Cottonwood Pass. | Collegiate Peaks, CO 9/9/22 Day 80
Noisy arrives at Cottonwood Pass. | Collegiate Peaks, CO 9/9/22 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 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 Day 80
Noisy arrives in camp at sunset, which was getting earlier at an alarming rate. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/12/22 Day 83
Noisy arrives in camp at sunset, which was getting earlier at an alarming rate. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/12/22 Day 83
The Colorado Trail uses way more dirt roads than I expected. Easy walking, but pretty boring. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
The Colorado Trail uses way more dirt roads than I expected. Easy walking, but pretty boring. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Field Guide, a Colorado Trail hiker and Noisy watch as a storm rages just across the valley. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Field Guide, a Colorado Trail hiker and Noisy watch as a storm rages just across the valley. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Noisy got some new mineral sunscreen that was pretty scary looking, although highly effective. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Noisy got some new mineral sunscreen that was pretty scary looking, although highly effective. | Gunnison National Forest, CO 9/14/22 Day 85
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
Some Texans in a pickup offered to take us into Lake City, CO, but said we would have to squeeze around their sign. | Lake City, CO 9/16/22 Day 87
Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
Noisy heads to Nebo Creek after coming over Hunchback Pass. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
The rocks that had fallen away from The Window beneath Rio Grande Pyramid. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
The rocks that had fallen away from The Window beneath Rio Grande Pyramid. | Weminuche Wilderness, CO 9/19/22 Day 90
At long last, the final state! New Mexico: home of gentle grades, big miles and wouldn't you believe it, more rain. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 Day 98
At long last, the final state! New Mexico: home of gentle grades, big miles and wouldn't you believe it, more rain. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/27/22 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 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 Day 98
New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
New Mexico, land of the barbed wire fence. | Carson National Forest, NM 9/28/22 Day 99
Del Yeso Canyon was full of cool rock formations. | Ghost Ranch, NM 9/29/22 Day 100
Del Yeso Canyon was full of cool rock formations. | Ghost Ranch, NM 9/29/22 Day 100
Cabezon Peak near sunset. Just below the peak lies the town of Cabezon, a Breaking Bad filming location. | San Luis Mesa, NM 10/3/22 Day 104
Cabezon Peak near sunset. Just below the peak lies the town of Cabezon, a Breaking Bad filming location. | San Luis Mesa, NM 10/3/22 Day 104
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 Day 106
At long last, reunited with Noisy in a Chinese buffet after being apart for two weeks. | Grants, NM 10/5/22 Day 106
Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
Noisy smiles in the sunlight on a high quality dirt road. | Pie Town Roadwalk, NM 10/6/22 Day 107
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 Day 112
Sunset over Pyramid Peak. | Chihuahuan Desert, NM 10/17/22 Day 118
Sunset over Pyramid Peak. | Chihuahuan Desert, NM 10/17/22 Day 118
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 Day 120
For the second year in a row, I destroyed my prized hiking shirt. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/19/22 Day 120
Noisy heads to the border on our final day. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/20/22 Day 121
Noisy heads to the border on our final day. | Big Hatchet Mountains, NM 10/20/22 Day 121
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 Day 121
We LOVE the monument. | US/Mexico Border 10/20/22 Day 121
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