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Distance = 3 Miles; People Met = 11 Because we descended so low in trying to find a suitable tent spot we had a very short day into Georgetown. In essence we had a rest day for our 25th anniversary. … Continue reading
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Day 118 – 9/19/11 CR 381 to Georgetown
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Day 116 – 9/17/11 Dillon to Keystone
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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
Day 115 – 9/16/11 Frisco to Dillon
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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
Day 113-114 – 9/14-15/11 BLM CG to Frisco
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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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Day 111 – 9/12/11 Leadville Rest Day
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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Day 109-110 – 9/10-11/11 Graham Gulch to Leadville
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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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Day 108 – 9/9/11 Goodwin Greene Hut to Graham Gulch
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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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Day 106-107 – 9/7-8/11 Crested Butte to Goodwin Green Cabin
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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
Day 105 – 9/6/11 Crested Butte Rest Day
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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
Day 104 – 9/5/11 Emerald Lake to Crested Butte
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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