John & Mareike from the Continental Divide Trail 

Recorded live from the Continental Divide Trail comes this
special episode: not only is it in English, it is with an
extraordinary guest, namely my boyfriend John, who hikes the CDT
at the moment. 


So, I am super stoked to have my wonderful partner as a guest in
the newest episode. 


The Continental Divide Trail is one of the big three
long-distance trails in the US. It covers about 3000 miles from
the border to Mexico along the continental divide to the Canadian
border. This trail is probably the most remote and challenging of
the three trails forming the „Triple Crown“ of US-American
long-distance hiking. 


Initially, it was planned to hike the CDT together back in 2020,
but the pandemic and a new job for me made it impossible. Now,
John, AKA „Longstride“ on the trail, started to hike the trail
back in April. I made it happen and visited John on the trail,
and I accompanied him for a few days along the trail in the
Colorado Rockies. 


In this episode, we talk about the Continental Divide Trail in
general: Where is the trail? What is unique about it, and how
does it compare from John’s perspective to the Appalachian Trail
and the Pacific Crest Trail that he also hiked. But I also share
my experiences from my days on the CDT. I will complain a bit
about the brutality of the trail, but also getting not tired of
mentioning how beautiful it is with its superb views, high alpine
meadows, and beautiful wildflowers in bloom. 


We talk about the influx of hikers on the big three trails, how
to deal with logistics on the CDT, and Longstride will explain
some of the specific trail vocabulary. 


As he is not even halfway into his hike, I - of course - had to
curiously ask what he is looking forward to the most in the next
few weeks and how he motivates himself on bad days on the trail.


If you want to follow John, AKA „Longstride“ along, check out his
incredibly detailed blog under 


https://longstride.net


… and if you want to get to know more about the Continental
Divide Trail, check out the association’s website under


https://continentaldividetrail.org


Happy Trails,


Yours, Mareike








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