Day 1 on the trail...

via Google images

I am happy to report Scarecrow is moving along the trail, but unfortunately has not mastered sending me pictures yet.  I am happy we invested in the SPOT locator, as it is my only confirmation that Teddy is safely moving up the trail.  He called yesterday in the morning, while he was being shuttled to the Crazy Cook monument where the trail begins, and that is the last time we have actually spoken.  I received a notification that he was beginning the trail and I have received his SPOT check in at the end of the day to say he is safely where he is going to camp. I can only assume there is minimal service where he is, and hopefully he will send his first pictures soon.
You can follow his progress by clicking on where is Scarecrow?

If you want to see the map of where he is, click here
A map of Scarecrow's check ins...

Until next time,

The Thruhiker's Wife

Last minute preparations...

Scarecrow has officially made it to Lordsburg, New Mexico - he has the day to prepare last minute details, his water caches and mail drops.  He will shave his face for the last time and sleep in a comfy bed and hopefully get good rest, for tomorrow begins his CDT adventure.

There are a group of trail angels who will help you set up and stash water caches for you along the trail from the monument back up to Lordsburg.  You pay for your water and they will place it along the way in strategic spots to eliminate you having to carry water for those first few days on the trail.

 

Teddy met these angels today as they were filling the huge blue containers that will supply water for the CDT hikers.  I want to send a great big THANK YOU to these trail angels as well as all of the ones up the trail who will indeed make my husband Scarecrow's thruhike more enjoyable by doing what they do.  I only hope that one day, Teddy and I can be trail angels and help other hikers as he was helped so generously over the past few years.

where is Scarecrow?

Until next time,

The Thruhiker's Wife

Which Way Did He go??

"Pardon me, this way is a nice way." - Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz

via google images

Some of you may have received an email yesterday alerting you that Scarecrow will be carrying a tracking device called THE SPOT.  I am providing you with the link so that if you want, you can click on and see on a map exactly where he is while on the CDT.  Copy and paste the following link into a search window, and it will take you to his shared page titled, "Follow the Yellow Brick Trail" where you will see several things.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0Z3qtq5pNoShpbRVq41EV2URqSkrKFm9i

Once there, on the left are the check-ins from his device that he named "Dorothy" that will have time, his coordinates and a message stating he is done for the day.  The right side should display a google map of his location.  Pretty cool, heh?!

**ALSO, if you go to trackleaders.com and click on "plus 5 trail trackers" and then scroll down to Continental Divide Trail and click, it will take you to a map screen.  FIND SCARECROW'S NAME ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE - CLICK AND YOU CAN TRACK HIS SPEED, LOCATION, AND OTHER TRAVEL INFORMATION.  So excited to be able to share this experience with all of you...

More information to follow as we work all of the tech stuff out.  Thank you to all for your support!

Until next time,

The Thruhiker's Wife

A month from today...

A month from today, on April 17th, Teddy will step out onto the third and final trail that once completed, will give him the title of a "Triple Crown Hiker".  This journey has been talked about, researched and planned out for the past three years, and it is finally here!! I want to provide everyone with a little information about this trail, because what Scarecrow is about to take on is quite amazing!

So, what is the Continental Divide? The Continental Divide in the Americas is the line that divides the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Rain or snow that drains on the east side of the Continental Divide flows toward the Atlantic Ocean while precipitation on the west side drains and flows toward the Pacific Ocean.  Scarecrow will be walking along the trail following this line from Mexico to Canada, and is trying to complete this journey in 5 months time!
   

 
                               
Scarecrow is heading northbound beginning in New Mexico at the Crazy Cook monument and will walk 3,100 miles, through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, ending in Glacier National Park.  He will walk through the San Juan Mountains, Rocky Mountain Range, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, with hopefully a side trip to Grand Tetons National Park.

A few things are different for this trip - Scarecrow is taking a GPS and the SPOT which will allow him to check in every night via a message sent to my phone and computer.  This will allow me to make sure he is not really sipping Corona's with his buddies in some Caribbean location!!

 I will continue to post information about his trip as the days get closer to his departure.  I also want to share the pictures and thanks to all of the wonderful friends and family who have contributed so generously to his hike.  Everyone has added to the excitement of this monumental achievement and we are so appreciative.

Until next time,

The Thruhiker's Wife