by Melanie McManus | Sep 14, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals, Wyoming
It was another pretty cold night in the tent, what with the rain and all. Like yesterday, I had to pack up a sopping wet tent in the morning. The skies were gray and it was pretty chilly out. Same old, same old. Not too long into my hike I met a couple on an ATV. The...
by Melanie McManus | Sep 15, 2025 | Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals, Wyoming
I “slept in” until 6:15 a.m., as it was pretty cold last night and I didn’t sleep well. I knew it was a tall order to think I could hike the 20.9 miles (33.6 km) to the Battle Pass Trailhead, enabling me to get to nearby Encampment and my reservation at Pine Lodge,...