[pct-l] CDT

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@xxxxxxx)]

I thought Wyoming was awesome, much more then I expected.   Apparently from 
your post I gather you want to head south.  There's about 12 miles of paved 
county road with no shoulder and possibly one water resource.  After that it's a 
combination of BLM and/or dirts roads with some crosscountry, until you hit 
Medicene Bow and the Wilderness which is basically following cairns, ducks, 
posts, old blazes, some signs and a little trail here and there.  Get the CDTS 
guidebooks at www.cdtsociety.org and the printable maps from Jonathan Ley at 
www.phlumf.com   It's a dry, dry area, with a couple great springs and a muddy 
river along the way so be prepared.

BTW, heading north out of Rawlins is also awesome.  You have the Red Desert 
and then the Winds!

Sly





In a message dated 12/17/2003 11:43:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
CMountainDave@aol.com writes:

> Kind of off subject, but can someone tell me where to pick up the CDT 
> southbound as it crosses I-80 in Wyoming? Would Rawlins or Laramie be the 
> better town 
> to start from? My guess is Rawlins since it's nearer the Continental Divide. 
> 
> Can I just take a bus to either town and just start walking or will I need 
> to 
> hitch a ride to a trailhead? Do you have to road walk from I-80 until you 
> are 
> in the Medicine Bow Mountains? I'm considering doing the Colorado portion of 
> 
> the CDT since it entails very little road walking, or so I have heard