Backpacking Believers: 2015

Still Hiking

Well our walk across America is finished and we are preparing to head back to Alabama. We are glad that we accomplished such a feat, and sad that it is over. As for now we will continue to try and find local places outdoors to spend as much time as possible until we decide what is next. We are trying to adapt back into what is called a normal life here in America, and it comes with struggles. We miss meeting new people every day. We also miss seeing new places every day. We will be back in Alabama by November 15th Lord Willing after a detour through Texas to visit some friends(family).

Today we spent some time at Schramm Park in eastern Nebraska. We were out looking for some fall colors and were blessed with a few. The trail had some much needed hills and a really nice suspension bridge. This is at an old fish hatchery and it also has an aquarium. Keep an eye out we will be blogging our entire trip home. Lord Bless

Yummy trout

Training for American Ninja Warrior

This is tricky

Playing in the leaves

Getting close to the finish line

We are giving our official finish information. We will update the blog after the finish sometime. If anyone wants to come to the finish here is the time and place.

Union Station Denver Colorado
12:00pm
October 17th, 2015

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September in the Rockies

What a time to be in Colorado! We have under 250 mile left, the leaves are changing and the temperatures are nearing the freezing mark. Colorado is still at the top of our list of the greatest states and it never seems to amaze us. The heart pounding uphills and knee pounding down hills push you beyond what you once believed your limits to be. We have learned though experience now the extreme effects of high altitude and true back country living. We have seen some of the most beautiful country in the entire world and have loved every minute of it. Here are a few pictures of what we are seeing and where we are. Hope you enjoy. More to come. Lord Blesss

We had this spot all to ourselves

Utah the Beautiful

Greetings to all,
We are in Utah and it is amazing. We have met many amazing people and we have seen things we could have only imagined before. Utah's state motto is Life Elevated and we have to agree. We will just let the pictures speak for us. We still have approx. 275 mile left in Utah and we can't wait to see what Utah has to show us.

Bryce Canyon

Calf Creek Falls

Aspen Trees

Over the Mountains and Through the Desert

Well we are now in Utah and continuing westward sort of. We will actually be heading south for a while and then west and then north and so on. We have finished Nevada and are somewhat different people now. Walking across Nevada will change anyone to some point. The land is so diverse yet monotonous. You walk through valleys that you can see the end, but you do not know if you will ever get there. It may take a couple of days to get to the next mountain range. You can walk 50+ miles and find an old roadhouse that has a café, bar, camping, gambling and a couple of rooms for rent, or you might not find anything for 80+ miles, not even water. Most of the people you meet are fellow travelers with various methods of transportation. Some are cyclists, motorcycle riders, rvers, and car drivers. Some are crossing the country, crossing Nevada and some are just travelling around this country with no certain path. We all had one thing is common though when we met. We were happy to meet other travelers in the middle of nowhere. We have been greeted with much kindness from many people from Nevada and we have received some other types of greetings also. Nevada is not a place for the faint of heart. It gives you a glimpse of what it must have been like in the wild west to have traveled out here for gold and land. We have been through sandstorms, thunderstorms, sweltering heat and frigid temperatures. We have climbed to over 10,000ft elevation and descended to under 4,000ft elevation. We have seen elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, rattle snakes, weasels, and a mad cow on the verge of death defending her calf. We have seen eagles, hawks, jack rabbits and lizards, lizards, lizards, even a horny toad. Nevada is a rugged, wild, beautiful place and we will always remember our walk across Nevada.

Hello Nevada

Lake Tahoe

Time to climb

Virginia City

Virginia City (we had to pay 1 dollar for this photo)

Dried Lake

This is an active sea plane

Fort Church hill

Sunset on Sand Mountain

An old castle

An old road house

A days journey

We love BLM land. This is how we camped across Nevada

A little night hiking to beat the heat

A big pot of gold

Taking up camp early in the morning

Great Basin National Park

Great Basin NP

Goodbye Sierras

We have now crossed the Sierra Nevada and found the desert. The Sierras are absolutely amazing! They tested us a little, but it was worth it. The beauty cannot be completely captured in pictures, because you can't smell and feel the air that surrounds you. We ascended and descended through meadows, across streams and over peaks. We have seen turkey, deer and even a bear among many other small animals. We walked in snow and along the banks of Lake Tahoe. There is no way we could put everything into one post so here are some pictures of our Sierra adventure.