Miles Hiked 0 After a long awaited time and many miles hiked we finally made it to the CDTC WHQ also known as my good friends Teresa’s house. Our trip here was great Wes form Ugo Bars had driven up the night before with plans to camp out and then give us a...
CDT mile 988.6, miles hiked 22 We slept in for a bit this morning and I think all of us needed some extra rest to recover from the past few days of pushing miles in elevation. After finally storing out of bed we rolled down to the golden burro cafe for a relaxed...
CDT mile 950.1, miles hiked 23.5 We started the day with an earlier than usual wake up of 4:30 am we all hurriedly ate breakfast and packed up so we could get moving towards the MT Elbert trailhead to start our long climb. Mt Elbert is the second highest peak in the...
CDT mile 966.7, miles hiked 16.6 We woke up late, the previous day’s push over Mt Elbert and the long hike had taken its toll on everyone. We chewed down whatever food we had left and then one by one we filed out of camp. I was the first to leave but a few...
CDT mile 926.6, miles hiked 20.5 I woke up to a frozen bag, socks, and shoes….last nights cowboy camp was more like a night back in New Mexico than Colorado. We were slow to get going each of us not wanting to leave the warmth of our beds. Finally, after some...
In the fall of 2018, I hiked the Oregon Desert Trail west-bound. I deeply enjoyed the vast open expanses and the lonesome nature of this route. I highly recommend it to other hikers, with advanced ski...
