Day 63, Two Month Anniversary 

CDT mile 906.1, miles hiked 22.5 Happy two month anniversary to us, and boy did the CDT let us know how much she appreciated us being here still.  So as we left camp we had to cross about 200 yards of steep snow on the trail.  The temps had dropped below freezing...

Day 62, Five Mountain Passes

CDT mile 883.6 miles hiked 21.6 The collegiates are named for various peaks named after colleges, however, I believe they are called that because while you are in them you earn a degree in suffering.  Today was a long hard day the 21.6 miles we’re hard earned...

Day 61, The Collegiate’s

CDT mile 862, miles hiked 18.5 We woke to POD making us homemade breakfast burritos.  I sorted and packed up my kit as we were heading out at 10 am.  One last chore we had to do was go to the post office to mail our bounce boxes off to Grand Lake where we should be in...

Day 59 & 60, Salida, CO

Miles hiked 0 We spent two wonderful days in the town of Salida, CO.  A real bonus was my good friends Disco and Pod of the famous podcast The Trail Show now live there and we’re kind enough to host me and Cheezy, the boys slept down the street 4 blocks away at...

Day 58, Storm Chasers

CDT mile 843.5, miles hiked 19 I had an accident today, as I was getting things ready in my tent when I knocked my alcohol stove over and burned a hole in my tent.  1. I know better than to cook in my tent and 2., I am lucky I didn’t set the whole damn thing...

Day 57, Walking Through theHills

CDT mile 824.5, miles hiked 27.9 We awoke next to the highway the trucks grinding up the pass, these were not the typical nature sounds I am used to waking to. I made coffee and packed up, then the 4 of us set off for our uphill grind. I met Buttercup at the top of...