Category Archives: Journal

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →