In which we head back to Wyoming to finish up one final 59-miles stretch of trail that will link up our footsteps in a complete path from Canada to Mexico. Can’t be too hard after what we’ve done, right?

In which, after five months on the trail, we make it to Crazy Cook Monument and the Mexican border, the southern terminus of the CDT.

Though it is not on the official trail, the alternate that runs through the Gila Wilderness is regularly voted as one of hikers’ favorite sections of the entire CDT. The trail travels downstream along the Gila River for about 60 miles from the headwaters until the shallow creek becomes a wide, thigh-deep stream.

A parental visit and a lot of road walking. Oh yeah, and it turns out that the desert is not a monolith.

The daunting San Juan mountain range is the most remote in all of Colorado. Time to get wild, I guess.

A section most noteworthy for being flat and hot may not sound like the most alluring blog fodder, but this section was quite an interesting one.

In which we get pampered by some family friends before experiencing friggin’ geysers in friggin Yellowstone National Park.

We’ve seen so many beautiful flowers on trail. Come check out some cool photos of the myriad varieties we documented.

In which our minds are blown by the most spectacular part of the trail that we never saw coming.

We’ve been on the receiving end of lots of kindness and support throughout the early phases of the trail. It’s important to us to chronicle what that community support was like.

Mostly cool photos of our time in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

We return to the place where Molly worked for the Forest Service back in 2011. As with all things on the CDT, it was a very physical and emotional journey.

Old friends, new friends, and, of course, some stellar views of one of the prettiest national parks in America. Let’s get things started on this whole CDT thing.

What gear are we bringing on this hike?

Molly and Jonathan leave in mid June to embark on the Continental Divide Trail: 3100 miles of rugged, beautiful trail along the spine of the continent.