In this post I describe why my experience in 1995 on the PCT, and with Wild author Cheryl Strayed, plays in important role in how I intend to proceed along the CDT north of here and into Colorado. In a way, this is my personal drama for 2016, and I am confident that my chosen path is the right one.

At Trail Pass in 1995: PCT hikers Cheryl Strayed and Roger Carpenter (front); Doug Wisor and Pete (back). Photo by Meadow Ed Faubert.