Author Archives: Hailey

Lately I can’t sleep well in motels. I woke up repeatedly, ready to get moving, but it was still dark out. Once I knew the continental breakfast was open, I was up, eating and gone very quickly. As an aside, … Continue reading →

My tent got frosted over inside and out but I got up early with Silverthorne in my sights. Chance texted me to say he was at a hotel right where the trail came into town, so I stopped by to … Continue reading →

It snowed last night! Just a bit, but enough to freeze a layer on my tent and leave a dusting on the trail all morning. Winter is coming…. I added up the elevation for today and combined with yesterday my … Continue reading →

We got up early, grabbed breakfast and coffee, then headed back up the gravel roads to drop me off for real. Hailey headed off to a week-long conference in Denver, while I got back to the hiking! I had to … Continue reading →

Today we hung around our posh hotel as long as possible, not doing much but boy was it nice. We hit the road eventually and headed over to Bill’s house to spend the night there. We spent most of the … Continue reading →

Big day… Tons of climbing, and hit a new high point on Lost Ranger Peak at 11,932 feet. Then walked the divide above 11,000 feet for a bit… Very pretty but surprisingly cold! The rest of the day was just … Continue reading →

Well the big news of the day is that we’ve crossed into Colorado! There was a very unimpressive sign, which Chance and Lucky Joe actually missed. I got a picture with it, but celebratory beers will have to wait until … Continue reading →

It was such a relief today to be out of the desert. There were tons of streams, even some ferns! I didn’t see Lucky Joe and Chance until we chatted briefly at dinner. I’m now officially a bit worried about … Continue reading →

Turns out Lucky Joe gets up at 5:30am, so I was half awake from then. Turned out nicely though, I was hiking before the sun was up and beat the heat all morning. Actually, there was a steady headwind and … Continue reading →

Got up early to get to the post office when it opened, but in the end we got a ride from the maintenance guy at the hotel, and back (3 mile round trip). Then we had a few hours with … Continue reading →