Tuesday, June 9, 2026 40.3 miles, 3675′ gain/5141′ loss Max altitude: 11,600′ I was woken up out of a dead sleep by an earth-shattering thunderclap around 5am, accompanied by a short burst of hail and rain. I got out of bed at 6am and was hiking on yet another dirt road by 6:25am. The first … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 11
Monday, June 8, 2026 35.7 miles, 3346′ gain/2822′ loss. Max altitude: 10,250′ I was awake by 5am at Cumbres Pass, and started hiking on the paved road by 5:35am after using the privy nearby. The road was windy and a little hilly, but not too bad especially early in the morning before it got sunny … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 10
Sunday, June 7, 2026 8.7 miles, 1201′ gain/1015′ loss. Max altitude: 11,000′ I was awake at 6am, and hiking again by 6:30am. I knew I’d be getting to the border soon, and so it felt a little like Christmas. I was excited to get going. There was a bit of climbing to get to the … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 9
Friday, September 5, 2025 12.3 miles, 1289′ gain/3661′ loss I was up at 6:10am rather than 6am, just lying there waiting for the rain to stop. I was packed up and hiking around 6:30am, with extremely cold fingers and wet gear. I moved quick enough in the 37-degree cold to mostly keep my fingers warm. … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 14
Thursday, September 4, 2025 23.4 miles, 9642’/6781′ I was awake at 6. I packed up and called an Uber. One arrived within 15 minutes, and I was even able to modify my drop-off location when I realized I’d selected the wrong drop-off point. I was hiking by 6:45am, with a fairly light pack with only … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 13
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 ~23 miles, ~3678’/5971′ I was up at 6, and out by 6:30am. I got to see a spectacular sunrise, though the morning was cold. I saw a bunch of day hikers, many of whom commented on my small pack. How could I possibly be thruhiking?? I went over and around many … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 12
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 27.7 miles, 8196/6841 I was up at 6am, and out by 6:30am. As I prepared to break camp, I saw Jugular and Secret Agent Sally hiking by. I soon followed after them, passing directly next to a very large male moose, having breakfast. He was uninterested in moving, but was also … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 11
Monday, September 1, 2025 30.7 miles, 7000’/4222′ I was up at 6am, and heading out of town by 6:30am. I hiked out of town after a crappy night of sleep. I passed Zig Zag pretty early. I felt kind of cranky but the day was beautiful with lots of sunshine and dry weather. I missed … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 10
Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 12.64 miles, 2162’/3547′ gain/loss I was awake at 6am, and waited around for the 4 thruhikers to head out at 6:50am. I hiked the morning with Super Noodz, Pigeon, Cropduster, and Long Strides. It was icy in the morning, and many plants were ice encrusted. It made me glad that I … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 9
Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 28.52 miles, 7523’/7762′ gain/loss I was up at 6am, and hiking by 6:30am. I was in an unhappy mood for the entire day and the weather did not help. The elevation was killing me and I wasn’t making as good a pace as I usually can back home. I started the … Continue reading WY/CO CDT Day 8
