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Day 97

The last few days I’ve been having some knee pain going downhill. Feels like a bit of meniscus is getting ground up but when I take ibuprofen it goes away completely. I’m hoping this is just due to the rough … Continue reading

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Day 96

Beautiful hiking today, deep in the Weminuche Wilderness. I circled Rio Grande Pyramid, which was pointed out to me by the couple I walked with right at the start of this section – 2 days ago! It was very pretty, … Continue reading

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Day 95

Today was the western part of my loop through the San Juans. It was amazing alpine country all the way, but what made it special was the wildlife. In the morning, I scared off a herd of elk with a … Continue reading

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Day 94

Managed to get most of my chores done before the grocery store opened. I quickly shopped and got ready to go. I had to head for the opposite end of town, so I stopped for some early lunch and ran … Continue reading

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Day 93

I was woken first by a herd of something (elk?) crashing through my campsite, then by early morning day hikers on their way up San Luis Peak. I got moving quickly in the cold and warmed up fast as I … Continue reading

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Day 92

I forgot to say yesterday that the terrain has changed quite drastically in this section. There’s much more of a desert feel, and the mountains have been a lot less jagged and huge. Water has actually been an issue, and … Continue reading

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Day 91

Not a lot to say about the hike today. More Colorado Trail, except a lot rockier than before. I crossed paths with Matt a few times before leaving him behind after lunch. He was listening to a guy named Dan … Continue reading

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Day 89-90

Spent Tuesday hanging out at the Hostel and really only leaving to use one of their free bikes to get to restaurants. I arranged to have dinner with Lucky Joe, Chance, and his parents. I met up with a CDT … Continue reading

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Day 88

Another cold morning, this time though the sun didn’t find me until I had been hiking for two hours. I climbed up a pass then and out of a deep north-south valley and the sun instantly warmed me. I then … Continue reading

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Day 87

Great weather today, but super cold all night and morning. I was actually glad to have my warm sleeping bag…. and it was awfully hard to convince myself to get out of it before sunrise! There was ice and frost … Continue reading

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