colorado trail
What’s Wrong with Me? Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 2
Oh no, not again! I just started the Colorado Trail (for the second time). How is it possible to have health issues so soon? Starting Strong My thru-hike attempt started...
CT Days 7-8
Day 7 - 22.9mi Same routine today, catching the 6.30am bus to Copper. But this time, I continue west, onto segment 8. It has stormed pretty hard overnight, and the...
CT Days 5-6
Day 5 - 12.5mi I hope that sleeping next to the creek will make the night a little cooler, but I still sweat in my sleeping bag. The thing is,...
CT Days 3-4
Day 3 - 23.1mi I wake up, not having slept very well. Nightmares kept me frozen, eyes wide open in my tent last night. I managed to calm down enough...
CT Days 1-2
Day 1 - 24.6mi I wake up a bit late, only having time to throw my stuff in my pack, scarf a breakfast burrito, and download some maps last minute....
I’ve Been Here Before! Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Part 1
Last year, I tried to thru-hike the Colorado Trail and had to end my hike early due to illness. As I prepared for my second CT thru-hike attempt, I desperately...
CT Beginnings
Day -1 I wait at the bus stop in town for the first of three buses that will take me to the airport. I am conspicuous, with my big backpack,...
Hey Mountains, I’m Coming for You! (Colorado Trail: Take 2)
It's time to get back on the trail! Last year was not my year for backpacking long trails. I started the PCT in March, only to bail after a week...
Colorado Trail: No Feeling is Final, Just Keep Going.
God speaks to each of us as (s)he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond...
Colorado Trail: Hitching, Hope Pass, and Heartache
I used to feel awkward in this position; thumb out, hip cocked, chin up with a wide smile for passing drivers. Embarrassed and personally wounded by each rejection as cars...