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Yes and No

September 3, 2020/9 Comments/in 2020, Awesome, Baselland, bivvy, Gear, Hiker Hunger, Hiker Trash, Long Distance Hiking, Pain, Plans, Pre Trail Thoughts, Psyche, Switzerland, thruhiking, Trekking, Weitwandern, Woods /by Heidi

Hello friends!

“How are you all keeping up?”

“How have you been all this time since we spoke?”

Thunder in Colorado

June 7, 2019/7 Comments/in Awesome, CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Desert, Fear, Long Distance Hiking, Plans, Snow, thruhiking, Trekking, USA /by Heidi

I am laying in my hotel bed in South Fork. Felix went over to the gasstation to get us our mandatory pizza! Yes! They sell Pizza at gasstations in the US!

Meth and Snow

May 25, 2019/10 Comments/in CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Food, Hiker Trash, Long Distance Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Plans, Snow, thruhiking, Trekking, USA /by Heidi

Off we drive into Albuquerque, aka the “Meth Capitol”. (You guys who have seen “Breaking Bad” know what I mean!)

First Footsteps on the CDT

April 14, 2019/14 Comments/in Awesome, CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Desert, Hiker Trash, Long Distance Hiking, Plans, Post Trail Thoughts, Psyche, thruhiking, Trekking, USA, ZPack Duplex Ultralight Two Person Tent /by Heidi

We are driving through Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico! Well Dale and Felix do all the work, I am just happily sitting in the back of the van, looking at the landscape go by.

America!

April 7, 2019/12 Comments/in CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Hiker Trash, Learnings, Long Distance Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Plans, Post Trail Thoughts, USA /by Heidi

Alright, guess I have seen enough of Chicago!

I keep stopping and staring at these skyscrapers in disbelieve. I am a bit intimidated by all this here. This city is to me somewhat surreal.

My New Ice Axe Skills!

February 11, 2019/5 Comments/in Awesome, CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Crampons, Fear, Gear, Hiker Trash, Ice, Ice Axe, Learnings, Long Distance Hiking, Pain, Plans, Pre Trail Thoughts, Psyche, Public Transport, Scotland, Snow, Trekking, Vertigo /by Heidi

Decision made! I will do this “ice axe, crampons and self arresting” course in order to prepare for my next thru hike!! I am all set, the plane to Inverness, Scotland, leaves in 7 hours. So I better get some sleeping done.