august 11 day 94 27 miles total 2,473 this morning i finished the high passes in the wind river mountains, playing around climbing and descending between 8000 and 9000 feet for way too long before finally making one last push to the big boy. in addition to hitting the high point for the journey, i crossed my second continental divide! for the first time since crossing the missouri into nebraska, me and the water are Read more…
august 10 day 93 27 miles total 2,446 happy hour in wyoming is that special hour shortly after sunrise between when it is 40 degrees with a stiff wind (usually in your face) and when it is 100…. with no wind at all. this morning saw me moving very well up the picturesque wind river valley/canyon. i had to, to keep from freezing. following happy hour it was just another broiling hot wyoming day cooking Read more…
august 9 day 92 27 miles total 2,397 the last few days i have been making my way up the wind river plains. by yesterday the mountains had closed in from north and south until it was more the wind river valley. it continued to narrow today and i found myself crossing a series of snowmelt tributaries. millennia old, each one entailed a long, steep descent and a long steep ascent. but the reward at Read more…
august 8 day 91 26 miles total 2,370 the low smoke was still in effect this morning and the result was the best view of the mountains yet. i could see details on the nearest, and rank upon rank of looming, massive shapes. i could even make out snow up in the higher reaches. walking a dirt road shortcut thru the wind river reservation i was enjoying the cool temperatures and fresh air. my thoughts Read more…
august 7 day 90 25 miles total 2,344 sort of a late start this morning. spent a lot of time sorting thru the accumulated stuff that was accompanying me down the road. that was overdue… and it greatly reduced the amount of stuff ty and joe had to load on my new crew vehicle. i was glad to get it done, as they came to rescue me from being stranded in riverton. the day started Read more…
august 6 day 89 28 miles total 2,219 crossing the high desert the past few days i came up with a strategy to keep myself focused. every mile marker i checked my time and restarted my watch. the goal; break 30 minuets. every time i break 30 minuets the extra time goes into the bank. every 30 minuets i can gain means an additional mile over 2 per hour on the day…. i take zero Read more…
august 5 day 88 27 miles total 2,291 nothing drives home the sheer foolishness of this enterprise like walking 100 miles of empty desert between cities. i really am the dumbest old man in america. my new “cause” for the walk; i just went out to buy some chocolate milk, and have been trying to find my way home ever since. the thing is, i reached moneta today. i am in the beginning of the Read more…
august 4 day 87 27 miles total 2,265 we were talking about lions in africa yesterday. talk tends to cover a variety of topics out on the road. i had read an article about hunting being restricted to the old lions, past their prime. that doesn’t effect the breeding population… it seems appropriate me and jeff out here in the remote spaces of wyoming. a couple of old lions sharing one last great journey across Read more…