Wednesday, June 3, 2026 36.4 miles, 3829′ gain/6581′ loss. Max altitude: 10,560′ I was up at 5:15am and hiking by 5:45am. It was such a relief to be hiking among trees with natural water sources again. At my first water source of the day (a stream flowing into a lake), I saw a hiker tent … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 5
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 26.6 miles, 3816′ gain/1424′ loss. Max altitude: 9250′ I was up at 5:45am and hiking by 6:20am. As I hiked the hilly 9 miles to the road, I passed by 3 other CDT hikers – Human, Dad, and Journeyman. It was nice to compare notes about yesterday’s suffering, just to know … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 4
Monday, June 1, 2026 34.2 miles, 4380′ gain/4642′ loss. Max altitude: 7800′ I was up at 5:15am and hiking by 5:45am. It didn’t get cool overnight and so I didn’t sleep soundly. I started my morning descending to the floor of the desert, in the shade for part of an hour, for the only time … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 3
Sunday, May 31, 2026 32.4 miles, 2090′ gain/2671′ loss. Max altitude: 9000′ Since I got to bed so late, I let myself sleep in a bit this morning. I was up at 6am and hiking by 6:30am. As I packed up, I saw a group of turkeys wandering around nearby. The hot water from yesterday … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 2
Saturday, May 30, 2026 29.1 miles, 4941′ gain/2533′ loss. Max altitude: 9724′ I flew into Albuquerque yesterday evening. There were a few delays and I had to make a mad dash through the airport after pushing my way to the front of the plane but I just managed to make my connecting flight. Unfortunately, my … Continue reading NM/CO CDT Day 1
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
Transcending Mountains 