July 10 – Holy Cross Wilderness to Twin Lakes – 25.8 miles, 4,413 feet up, 6,325 feet down We hit the trail a shade after 6 am. The trail broke out of the woods into a wide open mountainside, where… Continue reading

July 11 – Twin Lakes to Mount Belford Base – 15 miles, 5,456 feet up, 3,163 feet down Today was a hard day. When planning the trip, we had heard that a segment in this area was closed as a… Continue reading

July 12 – Mount Belford Base to C.T. below Princeton – 20 miles, 4,360 feet climbed, 4,977 feet down We woke up this morning with a ton of condensation on the tarp. It was a cold night, with frost everywhere… Continue reading

July 13 – C.T. near Harvard to Silver Prince Creek – 23 miles, 4,000 feet up, 5,300 feet down I suppose if something were to go wrong, and I were the superstitious type, today would be the day. It's Friday… Continue reading

July 14 – Silver Prince Creek to North Creek – 24.8 miles, 3,629 feet up, 3,743 feet down I missed writing about this day completely last evening which should tell you a little bit about it. Harder days tend to… Continue reading

July 15 – North Creek to Green Creek Shelter – 17.5 miles, 3,809 feet up, 2,293 feet down I felt quite tired this morning after last night's storms, but there was no time to rest as we needed to at… Continue reading

July 16 – Green Creek Shelter to Baldy Lake – 26.5 miles, 3,950 feet up, 4,193 feet down The Green Creek Shelter sits on something called the Monarch Crest Trail, which is a very popular route with mountain bikers and… Continue reading

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