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Continental Divide Trail

Continental Divide Trail 2021

Continental Divide Trail logo
Start
April 13
End
September 19
Miles
2361.3

When I hiked the CDT in 2021, heavy snow in the San Juan Mountains and fires on the Idaho-Montana border forced me to take alternate routes. The alternates allowed me to hike a continuous footpath for the entire distance from Mexico to Canada.

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Sunbeams strike the trail that leads to Devil's Thumb Lake
Day 76

Jasper Lake to Rifle Sight Notch

The CDT near Rogers Pass and James Peak
Day 77

Rifle Sight Notch to Bill Moore Lake

Top O' walks on the CDT toward Berthoud Pass
Day 78

Bill Moore Lake to Berthoud Pass

A long stretch of the CDT across the Vasquez Mountains
Day 79

Berthoud Pass to Stanley Mountain

OT walks ahead on a ridge
Day 80

Stanley Mountain to Herman Gulch

OldTimer reaches the summit of Grays Peak
Day 81

Herman Gulch to Chihuahua Gulch

Top O' and OldTimer look for the correct way to go
Day 82

Chihuahua Gulch to Keystone

OldTimer and Top O' walk ahead
Day 83

Keystone to Miner's Creek Trail

A sign points directions for the CDT and CT
Day 84

Miner's Creek Trail to Guller Creek

Morning sun over Guller Creek on the CDT
Day 85

Guller Creek to Tennessee Pass

Top O' and OT walk on the CDT
Day 86

Tennessee Pass to Galena Mountain

Dawn sky
Day 87

Galena Mountain to Dayton Gulch

A marmot near Hope Pass
Day 88

Dayton Gulch to Sheep Gulch

A view from Lake Ann Pass
Day 89

Sheep Gulch to Texas Creek

A post with emblems of the CDT and CT marks the trail
Day 90

Texas Creek to Mineral Basin

Thick smoke from the Morgan Creek Fire
Day 91

Mineral Basin to Hancock Lake

A cairn on the Continental Divide Trail
Day 92

Hancock Lake to Monarch Pass

OldTimer walks through a forest on a rainy day
Day 93

Monarch Pass to Windy Peak

A morning view on the CDT near Windy Peak in Colorado
Day 94

Windy Peak to Razor Creek

A wide view of the sky
Day 95

Razor Creek to Los Creek

A marker shows the footpath of the Colorado and Continental Divide trails
Day 96

Los Creek to Diablo Cañón

Top O' walking to San Luis Pass
Day 97

Diablo Cañón to Creede

Crossing the Rio Grande
Day 98

Creede to U.S. Highway 160 and South Fork

Riding to Denver in Lorax's minivan
Day 99

Flipping back to Wyoming

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