Day 57: 23 Miles Today was a tough and slow going day. We hiked until nearly dark, yet only managed 23 miles. We’re on an alternate, and many times throughout the day the trail we were following would disappear, forcing us to navigate our way along. Other times the trail itself was pretty far off … Read More “CDT Days 57-58: Colorado Blues” »
Month: June 2018
Day 55: 24 Miles This morning Tim dropped us off early back at the trail, and after being indoors for 2 days, our bodies were not used to the cold 30 degree morning. As usual for a day coming out of town there was a lot of uphill. We were up later than usual last … Read More “CDT Days 55-56: Leadville to Silverthorne” »
Day 51: 14 Miles We got up early to get over Hope Pass and down into Twin Lakes. It’s a tiny town, but they have a gas station and a food truck for us hikers to resupply and eat some good food. Our favorite thing about the town was the dummy police officer parked in … Read More “CDT Days 51-54: Twin Lakes to Leadville” »
Day 48: 16 Miles We slept in some pretty comfy beds last night, and woke up to clear skies this morning. We had breakfast at the hotel, packed up and headed out to resupply. We got a ride back up to the pass from a woman who grew up in Cedar Crest, New Mexico, a … Read More “CDT Days 48-50: The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness” »
Day 44: 20 Miles Lake City locals are awesome. As we were trying to hitch a ride out of town and back up to the pass, a local saw us and texted her husband to come give us a ride. He did, and took some hikers back down with him as well. What a nice … Read More “CDT Days 44-47: Lake City to Salida” »
Day 41: 26 Miles We woke up to clear skies this morning and great views. We climbed over at least 7 passes today and stayed above 12,000 feet nearly the entire day, with a total of 6,100 feet of cumulative elevation gain. We dropped down to about 11,600 once or twice but that was it. … Read More “CDT Days 41-43: The Colorado Trail” »
Day 37: 5 Miles Today was a great town day. We slept in a little, since we were right by the road at Wolf Creek Pass. We broke camp and headed to the road to hitch into town. It didn’t take too long before someone stopped, a really nice guy named Daniel who was headed … Read More “CDT Days 37-40: The Weminuche Wilderness” »
Day 34: 20 Miles What a day. It was a beautiful morning and every hiker in town was eager to get back on the trail. We got a shuttle from a local trail angel and were back at Cumbres Pass and 10,000 feet a little after 9:00am. From there the trail went up, eventually going … Read More “CDT Days 34-36: The South San Juan Wilderness” »
While we had planned to take our first zero day in Chama, we didn’t plan that the next day would be filled with rain, hail, thunder and lightning. Since we would be climbing up over 12,000 feet, the prudent choice seemed to be to stay in town an extra day. So we had a double … Read More “CDT Days 32-33: Chama” »
The final days in the state, and New Mexico really turned up the scenery. As we left Ghost Ranch we climbed out of the desert for good, into the high altitude mountains as we moved closer and closer to Colorado. Our bodies have been feeling good, our spirits have been high, and we’ve officially completed … Read More “CDT Days 28-31: The End of New Mexico” »