August 6, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 25.5 / 1,279.6 It rained off and on throughout the night. When I woke up this morning I could see lightning and hear thunder. I checked the weather forecast and it was showing rain until 8:00am. I rolled over and went back to sleep. It did rain pretty hard for the next hour or so. […]

August 5, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 11.0 / 1,254.1 I tried to sleep in this morning, but was up by 5:30 and getting things together. I camped at the Muddy Creek Pass trailhead and walked about 100 yards to the highway to try to catch a ride. There’s not to many cars out at 6:30 on a Saturday morning and even […]

August 4, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 30.3 / 1,243.1 The rain ended early last night and I woke up to a dry tent this morning. It seemed pretty cold in the valley this morning and I started out the day with my rain jacket on for warmth. The trail followed the creek up the valley on an abandoned forest road. It […]

August 3, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 25.2 / 1,212.8 It started raining about an 9:30 last night and I closed up my tent and went back to sleep. It was still raining at 12:45 when I woke up again. When I woke up this morning everything was pretty wet and I had to wipe the tent dry before packing. I had […]

August 2, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 22.1 / 1,187.6 The people downstairs decided they wanted to go out on their patio last night and drink and talk loudly for awhile. They woke me up and I couldn’t get back to sleep for awhile because of their loud talking. I was tired this morning and didn’t want to get around. I made […]

July 31 – Aug 1, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 0.0 / 1,165.5 Since I wasn’t going anywhere early today I slept in until about 7:00. I ate cookies for breakfast and made some coffee waiting for the pharmacy to open at 9:00am. I called and confirmed they received the prescription and had it available before making any further plans. I was […]

July 30, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 7.7 / 1,165.5 I slept in a little later this morning since I was less than 8 miles from Grand Lake. I was still up and on the trail before 7:00am. The trail followed the edge of Granby Lake until it turned into the Colorado River flowing out of Shadow Mountain Lake. The trail then […]

July 29, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 22.5 / 1157.8 I was up and ready to go pretty quick this morning. I have to hike 22.5 miles today to get to a small notch of land on Lake Granby that isn’t part of the Indian Peaks Wilderness or Rocky Mountain National Park (both having camping restrictions). The trail started out going through […]

July 28, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 22.5 / 1135.3 I woke up to a wet tent this morning. I heard some sprinkling on the tent last night, but it was mainly the inside that was wet from condensation. I got around pretty quick because I knew this was going to be a big day. The trail started with a slight ascent […]

July 27, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.4 / 1,112.8 I was awoken about 9:30pm to the sound of rain on my tent. It was just starting and I was able to get my doors closed before it got stronger. I laid awake and listened to the sound of the rain on my tent and watched the lightning flashes for about 15 […]