July 17 – Baldy Lake to Cochetopa Park – 23 miles, 3,173 feet up, 4,682 feet down Up once again at 5 am, this time prepping and tearing down camp in silence as we had neighbors by the lake. It… Continue reading

July 18 – Cochetopa Park to San Luis Peak – 27 miles, 4,701 feet up, 1,985 feet down We're spending the night camped beneath 14,014 foot San Luis Peak. Needless to say, it was epic, royally awesome day. We were… Continue reading

July 19 – San Luis Peak to Spring Creek Pass – 23 miles, 5,020 feet up, 6,601 feet down. This day started as well as a day can – with a morning dawn patrol climb up a 14er. We woke… Continue reading

July 20 – Spring Creek Pass to Worm Lake – 22 miles, 4,744 feet up, 3,658 feet down. After hiking more than 100 miles the past four days, we both were feeling a bit groggy this morning. There is the… Continue reading

July 21 – Worm Lake to Stony Pass – 9 miles, 2,152 feet up, 1,890 feet down Today was the roughest day of the trip thus far for Elaine and I. Both of us are feeling very fatigued from the… Continue reading

July 22 – Stony Pass to base of Snowdon Peak – 20 miles, 3,002 feet up, 5,154 feet down Remember that whining sound from last night? As we emerged from a soggy, dew coated tarp, we quickly discovered what it… Continue reading

July 23 – Snowdon Peak to Molas Pass – 1 miles, 350 feet up, 43 feet down Today was essentially a rest day, so we slept in till 7 am, quickly packed up and made the quick jaunt to Molas… Continue reading

July 24 – Molas Pass to Black Rider Pass - 25 miles, 5,561 feet up, 4,688 feet down After a day of rest, we were up at 5 am, sneaking out of the campsite in silence to not wake our neighbors.… Continue reading

July 25 – Black Rider Pass to Taylor Lake – 28 miles, 4,511 up, 4,488 feet down After yesterday's trials we didn't know what to expect today. All our clothes were wet, so we each started off in long johns,… Continue reading

July 26 – Taylor Lake to Durango – 26.1 miles, 1,785 feet climbing, 6,417 feet descending The last day on the trail. It's not a little bittersweet that I write these words. For certain, there are niceties in civilization that… Continue reading