Day 1 - Southern Terminus (16.7 miles)
May 10, 2021 Trail Miles: 16.7 miles Steps: 38,511 Got a good nights sleep but did keep waking up every 15 minutes starting around 4am, I...
Day 2 - Where did the trail go? (23.5 miles)
May 11, 2021 Trail Miles: 23.5 miles Steps: 52,272 Had a good nights sleep which was surprising as normally my first night on trail I...
Day 3 - Finally see people (25.1 miles)
May 12, 2021 Miles: 25.1 miles Steps: 53,708 Got hiking by 6am again with a quick little uphill before finally get into real hiking...
Day 4 - Back in Lordsburgh
May 13, 2021 Miles: 25.8 miles Steps: 59,845 That was such a quiet night. There was not a single sound. No wind, bugs, or animals, just...
Day 5 - Out of the desert but for how long (23.0 miles)
May 14, 2021 Miles: 23.0 miles Steps: 52,836 Well the plan was to wake up around the same time, 4:45am, just so I got through this next 5...
Day 6 - the long road to Silver City (26.7 miles)
May 15, 2021 Miles: 26.7 miles Steps: 59,831 I knew it was going to rain over night and yet I left my rain fly off, getting better air...
Day 7 - road walk into Gila National Forest
May 16, 2021 Miles: 10.1 miles Steps: 22,065 Slept pretty well last night even though I had to camp outside at the hostel. I had planned...
Day 8 - assume nothing on the CDT
May 17, 2021 Miles: 24.1 Steps: 69,516 Well it started off like a normal trail day but turned bad by late afternoon. Took about 30...
Day 9 - the Gila River getting better (24.1 miles)
May 18, 2021 Miles: 24.1 miles Steps: 53,462 Woke up at my normal time and as soon as I started hiking I had cows walk right up but they...
Day 10 - 161 was the number (27.4 miles)
May 19, 2021 Miles: 27.4 miles Steps: 64,334 161 is how many times I cross the Gila River today. In the last 2.5 days of about 50 miles...
Day 11 - sick on trail is no fun (20.3 miles)
May 20, 2021 Miles: 20.3 miles Steps: 44,420 Well had some stomach issues all night but still managed to get on trail at my normal time....
Day 12 - big mile day and rain (29.7 miles)
May 21, 2021 Miles: 29.7 miles Steps: 65,864 I didn’t have the best night sleep but did feel better when I got up and started moving...
Day 13 - dirt roads and wind (26.5 miles)
May 22, 2021 Miles: 26.5 miles Steps: 53,213 Best night sleep I’ve had on trail. I even slept through my alarm going off at 5am. I wanted...
Day 14 - Toaster House (13.7 miles)
May 23, 2021 Miles: 13.7 miles Steps: 30,088 The hiker that stayed with me last night, Cramps, woke me up around 4:45am as he was getting...
Day 15 - the road to TLC and night hiking (23.8 miles)
May 24, 2021 Miles: 23.8 Steps: 50,034 Kind of slept in this morning, all the way until 7am. I tried to sleep in later as I had to stay...
Day 16 - back on a hiking trail but didn’t last long (27.2 miles)
May 25, 2021 Miles: 27.2 miles Steps: 57,947 After getting to bed so late it was hard to wake up this morning and hike. It got cold again...
Day 17 - the walk into Grants (22.9 miles)
May 26, 2021 Miles: 22.9 miles Steps: 48,240 Never had anyone stop by my campsite last night to tell me not to camp so I guess that’s a...
Day 18 - zero day in Grants (0.0 miles)
May 27, 2021 Miles: 0.0 miles Steps: 4,413 Took a full day off of trail today which is know as a zero day. Body felt pretty good after a...
Day 19 - leaving Grants and up Mt Taylor (24.2 miles)
May 28, 2021 Miles: 24.2 miles Steps: 59,950 Woke up from my hotel room knowing that would be my last night sleep on a mattress for...
Day 20 - back to the roads and less water (28.4 miles)
May 29, 2021 Miles: 28.4 miles Steps: 57,896 Around 3:30am I’m woken up by headlights on the dirt road coming from near the summit of Mt...