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Hike Photos
I used an Olympus Stylus 4 megapixel digital camera that carried an “all-weather” marketing tag. I stored it in a small pouch on the front strap of my pack so that it was easily available. I used 128 MB photo cards that would hold about 132 photos at the fairly high resolution I was using. When the card was full or nearly so, I would mail it to my daughter who would select images to put on the website and then return the card to me at one of my next town stops. I rotated 3 cards, so always had at least one card to use.
I make no claims to being a good photographer. I did my best to try to capture the grandeur of the scenery I was walking through, but often the light was not right for the best shots. I chose the camera for its light weight and durability, so it had few features. The biggest drawback was the limited 3X zoom feature. Wild animals tend to be skittish, and I was rarely able to get close enough with the camera to get decent pictures.
The PDF files listed below contain a selection of my photos from each section of the hike. Because these files are large, we do not recommend that you download them if you are on a dial-up connection. Please simply enjoy the few photos on this page.
- Canadian Border to East Glacier (1.88 MB PDF)
- East Glacier to Scapegoat Wilderness (2.17 MB PDF)
- Scapegoat Wilderness to Butte (1.39 MB PDF)
- Butte to Leadore (1.86 MB PDF)
- Leadore to Lima (1.10 MB PDF)
- Lima to Old Faithful (1.78 MB PDF)
- Old Faithful to Bridger Wilderness (1.47 MB PDF)
- Bridger Wilderness to Rawlins (1.67 MB PDF)
- Rawlins to Silverthorne (2.48 MB PDF)
- Silverthorne to Monarch Pass (1.10 MB PDF)
- Monarch Pass to Weimenuche Wilderness (1.61 MB PDF)
- Weimeneuche Wilderness to Cumbres Pass (1.96 MB PDF)
- Cumbres Pass to Grants (1.69 MB PDF)
- Grants to Mimbres (2.10 MB PDF)
- Mimbres to Mexican Border (2.00 MB PDF)
June 11, 2005: Mark, Tommy, and Razzu at the Canadian border
June 12, 2005: View across the valley while climbing to Morning Eagle Falls, Glacier Park, Montana
June 15, 2005: The view from Triple Divide Pass, Glacier Park, Montana
June 21, 2005: The North Wall, Montana
June 22, 2005: The Chinese Wall, Montana
July 4, 2005: Mark and Webmaster LiAnna at the end of LiAnna's trip on the CDT, near Butte, Montana.
July 5, 2005: Mark and Brian at the beginning of Brian's trip on the CDT, near Butte, Montana.
July 7, 2005: Sunset over Anaconda-Pintler Peaks, Montana.
July 14, 2005: Upper Slag A Melt Lake
July 17, 2005: Lemhi Pass
July 29, 2005: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
July 30, 2005: Shoshone Lake, Wyoming
August 1, 2005: Looking back at the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
August 1, 2005: Straddling Two Ocean Creek, where one branch of the creek heads to the Pacific Ocean and one to the Atlantic Ocean
August 9, 2005: Approaching the Cirque of Towers in the Wind Rivers, Wyoming
August 12, 2005: Beginning the trek through the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming
August 24, 2004: Fishook Lake, Colorado
August 28, 2005: Scraggly bearded Mark at the Never Summer Wilderness sign, Colorado
August 30, 2005: So, you wanna hike the Continenal Divide Trail in alpine Coloardo?
August 30, 2005: At the top of James Peak, 13,300 feet, Colorado
September 6, 2005: At the top of Mt. Elbert, Colorado
September 7, 2005: Reflection of Texas Lake, Colorado
September 16, 2005: Kevin and Kjersten join Mark (and start an orange vest fashion show), Colorado
September 16, 2005: Sunset at Ruby Creek, Colorado
September 27, 2005: Mark on the train back up to the trail, Colorado
September 27, 2005: Mark, Tommy, and Razzu at the New Mexico/Colorado border
October 1, 2005: View from Arroyo de Yeso, New Mexico
October 12, 2005: La Vieja, New Mexico
October 12, 2005: New Mexico sunset
October 21, 2005: Mark's sister Andrea becomes the latest family member to join the hike, New Mexico
October 21, 2005: Crossing the Divide (at a crawl) for the last time, New Mexico
October 24, 2005: View from Hillsboro Lookout, New Mexico
October 28, 2005: Mark with Florida Mountains, New Mexico
October 28, 2005: Sunset over Box Canyon, New Mexico
October 29, 2005: Ocotillo plants with Florida Mountains in the background, New Mexico
October 30, 2005: Successful completion of the Continental Divide Trail! Mark at the U.S./Mexico border
October 30, 2005: Mark celebrates completion at the infamous Pink Store in Mexico with fellow thruhikers Brian and Lisa, who arrived in Glacier on the same day in June, started one day later than Mark, and finished one hour later than Mark