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Thru-hiking. But without the hiking. (part 1)
Exactly One Year Later June 25th, 2021: I walk into Durango, Colorado with 485 miles under my belt. Zoom forward a year (seeing, through the
Post-Trail Reflections
After. It's been nearly three weeks since I finished the Colorado trail. Here are my post-trail reflections: I'm not even sure if I even
The Last 75
The End of the Journey After Silverton I stopped journaling on the trail. With the addition of Steffano to the trail, I felt the
Into Silverton
Less than 100 miles left Before I begin to tell you about this day, I need a disclaimer: I am not 100% proud of some of my actions this day (one
The San Juans!
The Best Part? If there is one rumor that spreads on the Colorado Trail, it is this: The San Juan's make all the pain worth it. On July 20th,
Beginnings… of the End
July 19th: Today was a great trail day! We started off early in our alpine campsite above Creede, packed up, and began immediately walkig up the
THE 100 Mile Stretch
Salida to... nowhere For the entirety of the trail, Mary and I had been looking forward to Salida with trepidation. After Salida was the biggest
Buena Vista to Salida: Civilization and Solitude
Heading Back Out We woke up after our zero day at 5:20 a.m. to get back on the trail. We ate cereal for breakfast and then Ron drove us to the
A Shorter Day On Trail
First Day of Collegiate West July 10th promised to be a shorter day on trail, as we planned to hop over Hope Pass in the morning and land at Lake
Walking into Twin Lakes and the Start of Hope Pass
First Day as Jeopardy Waking up was hard this morning even though it was 6 am (late for the trail), and Mary was packed up before I managed to