colorado trail
What a Crazy Day! Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 5
Crystal-clear bluebird skies heralded the start of another beautiful day on the Colorado Trail, perfect for crossing Cottonwood Pass. Monsoon season was here and the afternoon might very well
CT Days 19-20
Day 19 - 18.4mi I wake up to a frosty tent that painfully freezes my hands when I go to pack it up. Even so, when I get going around...
Is Hiking Alone a Mistake? Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 4
As I approach the 200-mile mark, my Colorado Trail thru-hike has become a more solitary adventure than I expected. While I always planned on hiking alone, I assumed I'd get...
I Wanted to Quit My Thru-Hike, So I Did.
For six months, I planned a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail. I gave up my plan after a week. “I just don’t care,” I complained over the phone to my...
CT Days 17-18
Day 17 - 26.1mi (+1 = 27.1) I’m so confident about managing my water situation today that when I leave camp, I actually dump a third of a liter before...
CT Days 15–16
Day 15 - 0mi Not much to say about this day, except for that Salida is a very cute town, and I don’t put my backpack on. I go get...
This Trail Could Kill Me – Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 3
Feeling invincible is a luxury for the young. I rarely feared for my life as a crazy teenager doing stupid things. When I married at 21 and settled down to...
CT Days 13-14
Day 13 - 25.1mi The moon is so bright during the night, I think someone’s shining a spotlight on me. I ‘sleep in’ until it’s light out, but it kind...
CT Days 11-12
Day 11 - 24.4mi I get a ride with Katy Kat’s Kash Kab from Leadville to just outside of Twin Lakes, where the trail crosses the highway. Where I hitched...
CT Days 9-10
Day 9 - 11.7mi It’s a sleepless night, and I realize that I’m not chill enough to wait more than a week to be reunited with my passport. Today, I...