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Distance = 7 Miles; People Met = 21 The weather today was almost as bad as two days ago. Fortunately, I originally scheduled low mileages through here, on what was supposed to be the “vacation” part of our journey. We … Continue reading
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Distance = 5 Miles; People Met = 5 Today was the yin and yang of people, and I’m actually not including the “yang” in my tally. Before getting back on the trail we wanted to do some computer/Internet work. We … Continue reading
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Distance = 26 Miles; People Met = 24 Gloomy skies were above us the whole day as we hike on CO 91 to Copper Mountain. There was a massive road construction project going on with very long waits for vehicles. … Continue reading
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Before we left Leadville we had the opportunity to partake in a community meal at St. George Episcopal Church. We then sat down with Ali Lufkin, Lynnette Coffey and Mayor Bud Elliott to speak about this program that seeks to “confuse who is giving and who is receiving.” Truly a great program with some great people behind it, as this podcast reveals:
People Met = 2 A lot happened for only meeting 2 people on a rest day. We spent the night at a house owned by John Nicholas. John left his heating and air conditioning business near the front range in … Continue reading
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Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 27 What a difference a day makes! We stopped short at Graham Gulch because the cross-country work at the end of the day was too exhausting, with knee shocking descents and bushwhacking through … Continue reading
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Distance = 14 Miles; People Met = 2 We only met two people today, John and Sally on the Grizzly Lake Trail. John used to work for NOLS, so that perhaps explains why we met them on a remote section … Continue reading
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(Pictures to be added later) Distance = 23 Miles; People Met = 15 Two things about these two days: we keep meeting people even in remote places and we seemed to keep going uphill as we approached the Continental Divide. … Continue reading
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So what happens on a rest day? For me it’s mainly what you see here, posting on the Internet. A rest day also means planning ahead for some future leg of the journey, and acquiring and packing the food for … Continue reading
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Distance = 16 Miles; People Met = 19 Continuing on with this Labor Day weekend, we once again encountered many fine people, but the day started out with a little show. We were camped in the morning on a little … Continue reading
