In this Issue
This issue of Passages is a celebration. Readers will unfold stories about the Legacy of Camp Hale and the benefit of finding a supportive community in “Extraordinary After Fifty.” Contributors to this issue help us to discover more of the “gifts” and “magic” of the outdoors, and CDTC offers a glimpse of the great breadth of work happening “Across the Divide.” CDTC is proud to present some of the people, partnerships, and connections that make the Continental Divide Trail landscape truly unique.
Plus, the CDTC Holiday Gift Guide is back to help you outfit your friends and family for the outdoors, and this edition of The Shakedown explores the debate over the ultimate backcountry utensil.
We hope that you enjoy this issue over the coming months and continue to be part of the CDT community.
Trail Magic
How Mountain Mamas Instill a Love of Nature and Advocate for Its Preservation
By Amy Grisak
Memories are made among the fields and forests where rocks, sticks, and flowers are treasures to relish. For the Mountain Mamas of Montana and Colorado, their goal is to instill this magic of nature into the next generation, while working on a larger scale to protect it.
Thank you Darn Tough Vermont for helping make this article possible!
More in this issue of Passages:
The Gift of Longevity
By Jordan Williams
The origin stories of many long-distance hikers share common threads… But how many people can say they thru-hiked a 500-mile trail at the age of 80?
Across the Divide: CDT Landscapes
By CDTC Staff
Community, Connectivity, & Conservation through the Continental Divide Trail
Holiday Gift Guide
Help keep your friends and family trail-ready while supporting the Continental Divide Trail!
Check out these options for holiday shopping for any budget.
Extraordinary After Fifty
By Audra Labert
How a National Network Is Finding Confidence and Community in the Outdoors
From the Executive Director
Teresa Martinez (she/her/ella)
I hope this edition of Passages finds you healthy and thriving, and enjoying a wonderful Fall and calm Winter. This time of year is always a time for feeling incredibly grateful and humbled by the ongoing support of the work we do to cooperatively steward the CDT.
This past few months have been a whirlwind, and it’s a good thing I had a nice long rest in the early summer! Since early August, I have been all across the CDT: All the way up to one of the Northern Terminus of the CDT at Chief Mountain, down south to the Southern Terminus of the CDT, and everywhere in between! It has been wonderful to get out, listen, and learn about the opportunities, challenges, and innovations happening all along the trail and how CDTC can support all the amazing work happening “on the ground”. Keep reading
Catch up on all things CDT in this issue of Passages Magazine! Full issue:
The Media Roundup
Music | CDTC Staff Picks
Podcast
Book
Film
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