CDT – Page 4 – Mick Beckers

Day 91 West Yellowstone

26.8 miles Today was all business to reach West Yellowstone following along forest roads in the trees with very few

24.6 miles 4am start to hit the trail by 4:45am to reach the opening of the famous all you can

20.4 miles AYCE – this is the acronym that every hikers loves to see: All You Can Eat. I found

12.1 miles Lightning flashed through the trees in the deep morning dark, followed by low rumbles of thunder. Rain was

14.1 miles With only 14.1 miles to tonight’s camp at Surprise Creek, I had all day to get there. There

27.8 miles Bluejay and Redline were awake and shuffling camp gear well before 5am in the complete dark. They woke

21.5 miles After a minor sleep in I headed next door to a cafe just as they opened to kick

0 miles As with all zero days, while walking zero miles on trail, the only way to get around town

19.1 miles Today was a very uneventful day. There was around 19 miles to hike on the Blue Line alternate

25.3 miles This morning saw my first encounter with a grizzly bear. Walking through open grasslands I could hear a