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

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