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The CDT ProjectBackpacker mappers covered 3,100 miles in the Continental Divide Trail Project.cdt19_445x260.jpg 
209 readers were dispatched to GPS map the CDT, including Map Editor, Kris Wagner (far right).cdt18_445x260.jpg 
Backpacker provided 50 teams with GPS units, training, and miles of trail to map.cdt17_445x260.jpg 
Many sections of the CDT are poorly marked.cdt16_445x260.jpg 
Some teams got lost, others suffered dehydration, and a few cursed us...cdt15_445x260.jpg 
Dramatic scenery peppered the trail from Canada to Mexico.cdt14_445x260.jpg 
From flat to steep, teams produced the most accurate data to date on the CDT.cdt13_445x260.jpg 
One of the comforts of the trail.cdt12_445x260.jpg 
3,000 people applied to be part of the team. Entries came from all over.cdt11_445x260.jpg 
The geology of the trail was just as varied as the terrain. Here a hot spring bubbles up.cdt10_445x260.jpg 
Team 40 was charged with mapping the trail from Idaho's to Montana's Bannock Pass.cdt9_445x260.jpg 
Panoramic vistas aren't a bad place to hang up your trekking poles for the night on the CDT.cdt8_445x260.jpg 
Sunsets from mountain to desert provided the perfect night cap.cdt7_445x260.jpg 
From lush forests to rocky crags teams had to contend with flats, as well as steeps.cdt6_445x260.jpg 
Although it wasn't easy, mappers created lifelong friendships...and came back with incredible tales.cdt5_445x260.jpg 
Not to mention a boatload of pretty amazing photos.cdt4_445x260.jpg 
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