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Day 31: 8/24/17 Made it to Colorado! A beautiful full month in Wyoming!
Miles: 26 Steps: 54,519 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 135 oz Wildlife: 2nd full day of no cows! That's amazing! ...
Blake Robinson
Aug 30, 20172 min read
Day 30: 8/23/17 Cloudy and cool, then the storms rolled in
Miles: 24 Steps: 49,448 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 158 oz Wildlife: squirrel that pulled all four legs up and...
Blake Robinson
Aug 29, 20173 min read
Day 29: 8/22/17 There are trees again!! Honestly I'm super excited about this!
Miles: 22 Steps: 43,021 Vertical gain: 4,713 feet Liquid consumed: 160 oz Wildlife:chipmunks that ran alongside me for quite a...
Blake Robinson
Aug 28, 20172 min read
Day 28: 8/21/17 28 miles again in the beating sun of the red desert. What eclipse???
Miles: 28 Steps: 55,539 Vertical gain: Strava Knows Liquid consumed: 218 oz Wildlife:chipmunk, tons of yellow moths, really loud...
Blake Robinson
Aug 27, 20171 min read
Day 27: 8/20/17 28 miles with a late start. Rawlins to Past Bridger Pass
Miles: 28 Steps: 54,315 Vertical gain: Strava Knows Liquid consumed: 162 oz Wildlife: Porcupine next to trail, wild horses. Cattle,...
Blake Robinson
Aug 25, 20172 min read
Day 26: 8/19/17 Friends visit on a restful day off in Rawlins, WY
Miles: 0 Steps: 4,609 Vertical gain: Strava Knows Liquid consumed: 128 oz (guess) Wildlife: a terrified rabbit in the hotel parking...
Blake Robinson
Aug 23, 20172 min read
Day 25 8/18/17 Made it to Rawlins! 1st shower in 2 weeks felt really good!
Miles: 22 Steps: 44,266 Vertical gain: 1,200 feet Liquid consumed: 156 oz Wildlife: non-wild horses, cows, large herds of...
Blake Robinson
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Day 24 8/17/17 I hiked a marathon, then just stopped! 15 mikes to Rawlins.
Miles: 27 Steps: 53,369 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 154 oz Wildlife: Lizards, non-wild horses, cows, a flock of...
Blake Robinson
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Day 23 8/16/17 Sunny days and a cycle tourists packed reservoir
Miles: 22 Steps: 45,561 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 204 oz Wildlife: Kangaroo Mouse, lizards, prong horns, Wild...
Blake Robinson
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Day 22 8/15/17 Clouds brewin' in Great Divide Basin
Miles: 19 Steps: 39,533 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 134 oz Wildlife: Rabbits, Kangaroo Mouse, lizards, prong...
Blake Robinson
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Day 21: 8/14/17 First 30 Mile day into the treeless but wildlife aplenty Great Divide Basin
Miles: 31 (first day over 30!!) Steps: 59,122 Vertical gain: 1,579 feet Liquid consumed: 134 oz Wildlife: Lots! Cows, rabbits, tiny...
Blake Robinson
Aug 21, 20172 min read
Day 20: 8/13/17 Hit the big time in Atlantic City, WY
Miles: 6.4 Steps: 15,085 Vertical gain: 891 feet Liquid consumed: 128 oz Wildlife: A really angry cow that bluff charged me after I...
Blake Robinson
Aug 21, 20173 min read
Day 19 8/12/17 South Pass City, WY and the Adventure Race World Championship!
Miles: 21 Steps: 43,694 Vertical gain: 3,685 Liquid consumed: 164 oz Wildlife: Birds with loud squawks, big ants crawling on me...
Blake Robinson
Aug 21, 20172 min read
Day 17 8/10/17 Below Shadow Lake to Below Deep Lake
Miles: 12.5 Steps: 32,698 Vertical gain: Strava Liquid consumed: 116oz Wildlife: Deer, chipmunks, squirrels, birds, marmot (one tiny...
Blake Robinson
Aug 21, 20173 min read
Day 16 8/9/17 Just below Hat Pass to Shadow Lake
Miles: 23 Steps: 49,514 Vertical gain: Strava Liquid consumed: 120 oz feeling really hydrated for once! Wildlife: Chipmunk, long...
Blake Robinson
Aug 21, 20173 min read
Day 15 8/8/17 Elkhart Trailhead to just below Hat Pass
Miles: 19 Steps: 38,497 Vertical gain: Strava Liquid consumed: 80 oz (started fully hydrated and cool cloudy day Wildlife: llamas,...
Blake Robinson
Aug 14, 20173 min read
Day 14 8/7/17 3 miles North of the Seneca Lake Trail, Hitch to Pinedale and back to Elkhart Trailhe
Miles: 16 Steps: 35,870 Vertical gain: 1,719 ft. Liquid consumed: 140 oz Wildlife: Super cute Pika scurrying about for quite a...
Blake Robinson
Aug 13, 20175 min read
Day 12 8/5/17 Gros Ventre River to Lower Green River Lake
Miles: 28 Steps: 58,429 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 180 oz (maybe too little!) Wildlife: Badger (under a bridge, no...
Blake Robinson
Aug 11, 20174 min read
Day 11: 8/4/17: Granite Highline Trail to Grow Ventre River
Miles: 23 Steps: 50,754 Vertical gain: Strava knows! Liquid consumed: 168 oz Wildlife: Moose that was way too close, birds, squirrels,...
Blake Robinson
Aug 10, 20172 min read
Moose!
Gros Ventre river is beautiful! Got much closer to a moose than I'd prefer though! Up high for a bit today too -- 16mi until back on CDT!...
Blake Robinson
Aug 5, 20171 min read
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