Category Archives: CDT

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 →

More days off with Hailey! We drove to Boulder, going through Berthoud Pass – where I will be hiking to on the trail once I get hiking again. It looked stunning, can’t wait. I’ve heard there’s some snow up there … Continue reading →

Now in Grand Lake, Hailey’s arrival coming quickly, I had to figure out how to use the next couple days productively – i.e. could I hike out of town and still be somewhere useful when she arrived. The answer turned … Continue reading →

Well, staying on top of a big mountain was pretty, but at 4am a storm rolled in so I had to move into the hut… which turned out to be leaky, although only in parts (the other parts were covered … Continue reading →

So much climbing today, but it was just spread out enough that I didn’t feel totally destroyed. Nothing big happened really, just steady walking. We were on the divide most of the day with lots of views to the upcoming … Continue reading →

Never even used a blanket last night, just fell asleep fully clothed on the floor (mostly sober too!). We packed up in the morning and Lucky Joe bought the whole crew breakfast. Then we all went our separate ways. I … Continue reading →

Got up in the dark to get to Steamboat faster… well worth it, as I was eating breakfast at a nice restaurant by 8am. Had coffee afterwards and chilled out, eventually meeting up with Kevin and his girlfriend Sara. Haven’t … Continue reading →