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Elaine Making an Entrance
This is Elaine, the other half contributing to this blog. This was supposed to be IT! The year! I wanted to go skiing everyday, and I had visions of powder runs dancing in my head. After the two of us,… Continue reading
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Moving ship!
Hey all. I'm moving my blog to another site and will no longer be posting here. Elaine and I have a blog called Mountain Nomads at http://mountainnomads.typepad.com/ From here on out I'll be posting there. It's just a new phase… Continue reading
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Dawn of a new ski season
Sunrise this morning from the window near our writing table. After six straight days of work – and a fair share of stess – today is a much anticipated respite. Our snow situation is still grim, but this year, for… Continue reading
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Dan saying hello!
Welcome to the Mountain Nomad's blog. This is a co-written blog with my wife Elaine. Elaine and I live a fairly simple life…we work in a mountaineering shop in Boulder and live in a small town west of there, Nederland,… Continue reading
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Day 1 on the Colorado Trail: Indian Creek to the Burn Zone
The following entries are a compilation of journal notes I took during our Colorado Trail thru-hike in July 2012. They are relatively unedited and un-editorialized, sort of like an unabriged Lewis and Clark journal versus an editorialized book (Unlike L&C,… Continue reading
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Day 2 on the Colorado Trail: Burn Zone to Gun Club campsite
July 3 – Burn Zone to Gun Club campsite – 14 miles, 1,962 feet up, 1,982 feet down Up early after a fitful night of sleep. Something about the burn zone made me nervous. We started hiking around 6:30 through… Continue reading
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Day 3 on the Colorado Trail: Gun Club Campsite to Lost Creek Wilderness
July 4 – Gun Club Campsite to Lost Creek Wilderness – 23.7 miles, 3,776 feet up, 1,555 feet down Happy Independence Day! Woke up in better spirits but Elaine's feet were still hurting. Enough of that. Almost immediately stopped and… Continue reading
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Day 4 on the Colorado Trail: Lost Creek Wilderness to Georgia Pass
July 5- Lost Creek Wilderness to Georgia Pass – 23 miles, 4,544 feet up, 3,386 feet down Today was a day where we would at last get to the Continental Divide. It started rough with Elaine's feet. Part of the… Continue reading
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Day 5 on the Colorado Trail: Georgia Pass to Breckenridge
July 6 – Georgia Pass to Breckenridge – 24.6 miles, 3,510 feet up, 5,656 feet down It was a cold morning with a heavy mist and tons of condensation. We got cold last night, so we arose at 1 am… Continue reading
Alta Backcountry: Living and Exporing in Wild Places
Alta Backcountry 