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Day 5 – Kenosha Pass to Horseshoe Gulch – Segment 6

updated: March 23, 2017

August 5, 2010 Today’s Miles: 29.2 Total Miles: 101.2 Breakfast Elevation: 10,080 ft Dinner Elevation: 9,400 ft High Point: 11,860 ft It’s a dry, sunny morning as I break camp and hike the short distance to Kenosha Pass. There’s a paved road and two campgrounds at the pass. The warmth of the open light feels […]

Day 4 – Lost Creek Wilderness to Kenosha Pass – Segment 4,5

updated: March 23, 2017

August 4, 2010 Today’s Miles: 27 Total Miles: 72 Breakfast Elevation: 9,360 ft Dinner Elevation: 10,080 ft High Point: 10,880 ft I’m out of my tent at 7am and on the trail by 7:30. It’s my earliest start-time of the hike so far. Moondancer and Captain Jack pass my camp as I enjoy a summer […]

Day 3 – Shinglemill Trail to Lost Creek Wilderness – Segment 3, 4

updated: March 23, 2017

August 3, 2010 Today’s Miles: 14.8 Total Miles: 45 Breakfast Elevation: 7,780 ft Dinner Elevation: 9,360 ft High Point: 9,360 ft The night’s dreams have a negative vibe, and I wake late and unmotivated because of it. The incessant chatter of a red squirrel gets me out of the tent, and I take my time […]

Day 2 – South Platte Canyon to Shinglemill Trail – Segment 2

updated: March 20, 2017

August 2, 2010 Today’s Miles: 13.4 Total Miles: 30.2 Breakfast Elevation: 6,120 ft Dinner Elevation: 7,780 ft High Point: 7,840ft I wake to the sound of a hummingbird buzzing over my tent at regular intervals. Once it even shoots up between the tent and rain fly, and scares the sleep out of me. The hillsides […]

Day 1 – Waterton Canyon to the South Platte River – Segment 1

updated: March 20, 2017

August 1, 2010 Today’s Miles: 16.8 Beginning Elevation: 5,520 ft Dinner Elevation: 6,120 ft High Point: 7,520ft I’ve finally simplified my life again… it’s just me and my backpack. Yesterday I rode the Greyhound from Durango to Denver and arrived in downtown Denver at about 6pm. Some local friends that I know from working at […]

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