Wyoming was breathtaking. We took Route 14, a smaller windy road, that followed the Shoshone River valley and wow. Just wow it was beautiful! Sunshine was reflecting off the rapids and basking the cliff faces in light. Some very odd and ominous clouds hung in the sky, like a vertical dark curtain, to the West, and we narrowly missed it.

Sea Lion is moving to Austin Texas for the summer and taking the car so Montana is on the way, right? After a hectic month and a half back in Baltimore jam packed full of mini-roadtrips and visiting friends and family we finally hit the road. An hour before leaving I learned that Glacier NP, in fact, does not require bear canisters for food storage. That saves me two pounds of weight in my pack! Things were off to a good start.

This trail I am going to be doubling up on my blogging as I will be writing for theTREK! This article was originally written as my introduction to their readers and I will be juggling both mediums as I hike the Continental Divide Trail.