When blazing new trails, don’t forget to play Jean Ella, aka Jeannie Smith, and her companion Lynn Wisehart were the first women to thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail, coinciding with the year of its official designation as a National Scenic Trail in 1978....
Haley Gamertsfelder, Field Coordinator Haley Gamertsfelder (she/her) grew up in the mid-Atlantic, with the privilege of frequent visits out west where she was left awestruck by bears and geysers in Yellowstone, towering granite faces in Yosemite, and wide sweeping...
Legislation to complete the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate GOLDEN, CO (March 1, 2023) — Today, the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act received a bicameral reintroduction to...
Forest Service News Release Area closure begins Feb. 20, 2023 SILVER CITY, NM, Feb. 16, 2023 – The Gila National Forest has issued a decision to remove feral cattle within the boundaries of the Gila Wilderness using lethal methods. These feral cattle are not...
Looking for the perfect gift for an outdoors enthusiast? With these gifts, you can buy once and give twice as a portion of each purchase helps support our work to complete, promote and protect the CDT. Not sure what to get that person who has everything? Make a...
As we ask CDT supporters to take this year’s Pledge to Protect, we wanted to help teach some of the ways you can best be a steward of the CDT! Q&A with Katie Connelly Q: One of the seven Leave No Trace principles is “Minimize campfire impacts.” What are...