Mick Beckers

Day 71 Into the Great Basin

35.1 miles (56.5 km) A very long and boring day but my biggest distance yet. The entire day was spent

27.1 miles On the corner of the main road in Encampment there is a bench known as the hikers hitching

8.9 miles I woke to rain on my tent and hit the snooze button a couple of times on my

25.9 miles Reaching the border was on my mind from the get go this morning and I hit the ground

25.4 miles Last night must have been one of the warmest on trail. During the night I had to strip

22.7 miles Lara, the Trail Angel who I secured a ride with met me at my hotel right on time.

12.9 miles A very easy and cruisy day into Steamboat Springs for my last resupply in Colorado. Wyoming here I

25.6 miles Not much to tell about today really. Just a day of on foot travel closer to Canada. The

22.3 miles A fairly gentle morning led into a gruelling climb and a full body work out by late morning

17.3 miles I wandered across the street for breakfast in town. I should have gone elsewhere. The egg scramble I