Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summits: Wiley, Tom, Field, Jackson Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 13.93 Elevation gain/loss: 5,988′ I did my best to send WTF quickly, though the clouds and humidity were thick. My splitting headache started as I descended back to Crawford Notch, just as the thunderstorm started. I hiked up to Jackson in the … Continue reading WTF, Jackson – August
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 3930′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and made a quick pace the entire way to the summit. This hike showed me that many of the trails in Colorado were very … Continue reading Carrigan – August
August 14, 2024 8.5 miles, 1000′ gain/3100′ loss I was awake at 5:40am and hiking by 6:10am. It rained a massive amount overnight, flooding the inside of my tent with more than a cup of water. But I was fine, knowing that I didn’t need to camp out again tonight. I made great time, arriving … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 17
August 13, 2024 34.3 miles, 5630′ gain/7228′ loss I was up at 5:45am. It had rained for a few hours overnight and my tent was very wet. I was hiking by 6:20am. This section from Silverton to Durango was much less exposed, with more tree cover, so it was both less pretty and less anxiety-provoking. … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 16
August 12, 2024 30.5 miles, 5266′ gain/5466′ loss I slept in until ~7:15am. Before heading out, I checked the Durango car rentals one last time, since they’d been unavailable last night. I lucked out and snagged a car rental for Friday August 16th for Durango to Denver. I checked out of my room, and went … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 15
August 11, 2024 12.0 miles, 775′ gain/4285′ loss I was awake at 4:15am after thunderstorms, wind, and rain for ~2 hours last night, and hiking by 4:35am. Everything was damp, with the tent being completely soaked. Once I packed up in the dark and started hiking, it rained for 2 hours this morning, too. I … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 14
August 10, 2024 36.4 miles, 8071′ gain/6457′ loss I was up at 6:15am after a lot of rain overnight (~1 inch); the trail shuttle left at 7am and I was hiking by 7:30am. I’d shared the campground’s bunkhouse with O-Ring, Ghost, and Rookie. I was dropped off with Rookie (AT 2023) and Trippy (railway bridge … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 13
August 8, 2024 36.8 miles, 7552′ gain/6532′ loss I was up at 5:30am and started out at 6am after saying farewell to O-Ring and Ghost. After a brief dirt road walk, I started walking along a very extended valley segment. The high grass soaked me even before I got to the Cochetopa Creek crossing, which … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 12
August 7, 2024 32.3 miles, 4426′ gain/5771′ loss I started hiking by 6:15am. It was a hot and boring day, full of endless cows, dirt roads, and long water carries. I met River earlier in the day, and we hiked together for a few miles before she stopped to hitch into Gunnison. I was chased … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 11
August 6, 2024 31.5 miles, 4934′ gain/4957′ loss The restaurant owner Panni gave me a ride back to trail at 7am after my zero day and I was hiking by 7:45am. I encountered 5 mountain bikers and 3 dirt bikers over the day, plus I passed 2 SOBO hikers and saw 2 NOBO hikers as … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 10
