Food Archives - Heidi Brönnimann, Blog from the CDT

So Hard To Say Goodbye

August 8, 2019/7 Comments/in CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Fear, Food, Hiker Trash, Post Trail Thoughts, Public Transport, Trekking, USA /by Heidi

Well, first of all:

“Thank you for all your kind words, comments and private messages. It touched my deeply that you are with me!”

Wild Horses

June 13, 2019/4 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Desert, Fear, Food, Hiker Hunger, Ice Axe, Long Distance Hiking, Snow, USA /by Heidi

Plan A stands!

Felix just talked on the phone to Barbara. He got her phone number from the local grocery store.

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!)

Adventurous Days and Cold Nights

April 29, 2019/10 Comments/in CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Desert, Fear, Food, Hiker Hunger, Hiker Trash, Long Distance Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Plan B, USA, ZPack Duplex Ultralight Two Person Tent /by Heidi

Alright, we have all calmed down after the recent events and have now some road walking to do, out of Silver City. Road walking is terrible for the feet, hips and knees, but the CDT has apparently plenty of it.

Zpacks

Zpack Duplex – 539 grams of Tent

December 24, 2018/14 Comments/in Awesome, CDT, CDT Blog 2019, Continental Divide Trail, Fear, Food, Gear, Learnings, Long Distance Hiking, Pain, Plans, Pre Trail Thoughts, Psyche, Snow, thruhiking, Trekking, USA, ZPack Duplex Ultralight Two Person Tent /by Heidi

Well!

“Hey there everybody!”

Long time no see! I missed you guys!

We haven’t heard from each other in an awfully long while. But this will change, as I am slowly but surely getting into “CDT Preparation Mode”!

Now Where Is The Sea?!

May 11, 2018/2 Comments/in 2018, Atlantic, Awesome, Coast Hiking, Food, France, Gear, GR34, Hiker Hunger, Long Distance Hiking, Trekking /by Heidi

Alright, let’s go and find the first trail blade!

It is always a special moment for me to see a new trail marker for the first time. Always gives me goose bumps! Read more

Seattle And Beyond

September 6, 2017/6 Comments/in Fear, Fire, Food, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Woods /by Heidi

We can stay the night at Andy’s place in Seattle. I get to sleep in the guest bed, Felix sleeps on the sofa.

Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

August 27, 2017/9 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Food, Hiker Hunger, Hiker Trash, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche /by Heidi

We make it into the little village Trout Lake with no problem. A trail angel living here seems to enjoy shuttling hikers from and to the trail head!

On The Other Side Of The Bridge

August 22, 2017/7 Comments/in Awesome, Food, Hiker Hunger, Karma, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, Pain, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Trekking, Weather on the PCT, Woods /by Heidi

Happy Arrival in Cascade Locks!

We don’t need to hitch into town, the PCT goes right through it.

Where The Trees Have Beards

August 6, 2017/10 Comments/in Animals, Awesome, Fear, Food, Hiker Trash, Pacific Crest Trail 2017, PCT, pct blog 2017, PCT Class of 2017, Psyche, Snow, Thirst, Trekking, Weather on the PCT, Woods /by Heidi

So I am having breakfast with Cowboy at the Fishlake Resort.

“I am going to get a ride up to Crater Lake”, he says. “I have blisters and am done hiking for now”.