Month: June 2015

After a night on an 11,000 ft ridge with excellent reception which allowed me to watch Netflix in my sleeping bag (Garfinkel and Oates – it’s subversive and hilarious), I loafed in bed till 8 then got up and started walking the 10 mostly downhill miles to Hwy 9 between Breckenridge and Frisco. The forest Read More …

at 39.5394, -105.9437 Got up above treeline today for the first time, and got a reminder of why I am out here, why I am so drawn to these mountains. It’s not just that they are beautiful; lots of things are beautiful. It’s the scale. When you are walking among 13,000 foot giants they are Read More …

at 39.4284, -105.8461 Up at 5 today, brewing my coffee in the pre-dawn light, and on the trail by 5:30. My motivation you ask? Burgers. Not just any burgers, but burgers from the Jefferson Depot, possibly the worlds finest. They are located just 5 miles west of where the trail crosses US285 at Kenosha Pass. Read More …

at 39.3624, -105.6406 Slept in until 8 today and managed a leisurely 16 miles or so. My feet are becoming trail smart again, turning the trudging of the first two days into a smooth cruise along the trail. Where I was once stumbling and slipping despite close attention to the track, my feet now are Read More …

at 39.3296, -105.4429 The passing afternoon shower has left the forest refreshed. The breeze is soft, fragrant with pine and utterly delightful. An easy 14 miles today with no hot climbs up shadeless slopes. There was water every few miles, and a good thing as it was still quite hot. Passed maybe a dozen CT Read More …

I was so excited to get going today that I was up before dawn and hiking before the sun came up. And a good thing too, as it was blistering hot all day, hotter than any hike I’ve ever taken in the Colorado mountains. As planned, I day hiked down front my camp at mile Read More …

A first day of sun and breeze, birds singing and bugs buzzing. I’m off to an easy start, backtracking 5 miles from the end of section 2, heading toward its beginning on the footbridge over the S Platte River. This route is plan B, a response to the closure of the road along the river Read More …