[Cdt-l] Direction of Thru-Hike

[Jim and_or Ginny Owen]

My husband and I are older slower hikers who wanted to enjoy a relatively leisurely hike on the CDT.  In 2006 we started April 17th and reached the CO border June 2.  It was a very low snow year in NM and southern Colorado, but we still ran into snow in northern NM and in the south San Juans.  We had to do a couple of detours - around the Knife Edge and from Blue Lake to Elwood Pass - because we were postholing hip deep.  
 
We've hiked the CDT both NOBO and SOBO.  Both directions have advantages and disadvantages. (see http://spiriteaglehome.com/cdt_northsouth.html   In 2006, the number of NOBO vs. SOBO hikers was about even.  Some years there are a lot more in one direction or the other, and some years have a lot of flip floppers or people who take off for a month or so in the middle to wait for snow to melt. 
 
Both our hikes took six months.  My 2006 NOBO journal, if you're interested - is at http://spiriteaglehome.com/cdt06.html   The 1999 SOBO journal is also there for comparison.  
 
Ginny

 
From: keaton at irco.com
To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 19:09:08 +0000
Subject: [Cdt-l] Direction of Thru-Hike








I am starting to plan my Thru-Hike for 2015 and am thinking of going NOBO starting on April 1. I hear of quite a few going SOBO – any advice? 

 
Thanks
OB = Old and Busted
AT Thru - 2013






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