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

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

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

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

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

July 7 – Breckenridge to East Side of Wheeler Pass – 8 miles, 1,407 feet up, 400 feet down Barely any sleep last night. We packed up late and spent the morning looking for more blister stuff and a book.… Continue reading

July 8 – East Side of Wheeler Pass to Searle Pass – 17 miles, 3,907 feet up, 3,340 feet down Started this day of hiking with a bang – a wall straight up to the top of the 10-Mile Range.… Continue reading

July 9 – Searle Pass to the Holy Cross Wilderness – 23.7 miles, 3,681 feet up, 4,134 feet down We decided to wake up at 5 am to catch up on miles lost on the Breckenridge day. Can we get… Continue reading

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