Hiking the divide
Spokane couple completes 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, overcoming snow, storms and chronic fatigue syndrome
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Lauren DeLand poses next to Davila Ranch, a rest stop for Continental Divide hikers in New Mexico. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols fords the Gila River in New Mexico. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols shields himself from the New Mexico sun. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols and Lauren DeLand pose at the starting point of the 3,000-mile Continental Divide Trail on April 22. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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On Nov. 2 Travis Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. The trail features extreme temperature differences. Here DeLand, left, is shown in the New Mexico desert early in their trip.
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On Nov. 2, Travis Nichols and Laura DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. Here the couple embrace at the U.S.-Canadian border.
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Travis Nichols stands on a rocky slope in Glacier National Park. Nichols and his wife Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2 hiking continuously south to north. Snow, ice and storms slowed them in Montana.
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Travis Nichols sits amongst a pile of pre-packed food. On Nov. 2 Nichols and his wife Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail hiking from Mexico to Canada. DeLand, who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, ate carefully. The two packed nuts, seeds, grains and dried vegetables in advance of their trip. They mailed about 30 packages to post offices and hotels along their route.
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Travis Nichols stands below the Chinese Wall in Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness. On Nov. 2 Nichols and his wife Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail hiking from Mexico to Canada.
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Travis Nichols takes a rest while hiking the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols hikes across an expanse of granite in Wyoming. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols hikes above an alpine lake in Wyoming. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2.
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Travis Nichols carries his skis in Colorado's mountains. Nichols and Lauren DeLand finished the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on Nov. 2. Unusually heavy snowpack in Colorado meant the couple ended up skiing about 200 miles.
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