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Entering Wyoming, and Seeing Familiar Faces
I spent a week on vacation exploring Colorado by vehicle with my parents and brother. After a week of not hiking it was definitely hard to get going north. I...
Cold Soaking: A Day in the Life
Cold soaking is the culinary art of backpacking without a stove (see also, stoveless). While most hikers choose to carry a device with which they can cook a meal with...
More Trail, More Tales, More Colorado
I've been busy, and it has been hard to keep this thing updated. I write in a journal nightly but sometimes I'm too tired to write again into my phone....
A Long Goodbye to Colorado, and Wyoming Looms
The first 70ish days of this journey are behind me and the only thing standing between me and Canada is another 1,000+ miles of trail. Halfway through? Not entirely sure...
Two Months Walkin’ the Continental Divide
Over two months on the Continental Divide Trail and I just seem to be hitting my stride. These legs have carried me over 1,000 miles and have become well-trained hill...
All Aboard the Colorado Trail
Good morning and welcome to the Colorado Trail section of the Continental Divide Trail. For the next 400 miles, these two wondrous trails become one to take you through the...
Tested by Snow on the CDT Through the San Juans
The San Juan Mountains were intense, beautiful, frustrating, rewarding, difficult, and awesome. They were somehow both exactly what I expected and nothing like I
A Leisurely Stroll From Salida to Breckenridge
Another hiker and I arranged for rides back up to Monarch Pass early in the morning to get the day started. A local trail angel, Tom, picked us up from...
The Colorful Personality of Colorado
There were fires to the west and the San Juan National Forest was elevated to Stage Three fire restriction; no access. With these developments happening the day I returned to...
CDT Part 3: Goodbye New Mexico
It's been longer than I planned to get this post up; service and internet through Southern Colorado has been pretty lacking. So without further ado, the end of New Mexico!...