July 26, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.1 / 1092.4 The bed at the motel wasn’t the most comfortable, but I did sleep in until about 6:00am. I took another shower, got dressed, and packed up my backpack before heading down to breakfast. I had some cereal, yogurt, and a waffle washed down with coffee. I went back upstairs and grabbed my […]

July 25, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 4.3 / 1073.3 It’s a short day to Silverthorne so I slept in a little later than usual. As I was packing up my tent it began to sprinkle and I hurried to get my tent up before it got too wet. As soon as I had it packed up the rain stopped – just […]

July 24, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.8 / 1069.0 It was a little chilly this morning and I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag. Finally got around and started on the trail about 6:15 The first 3 miles was through Copper Mountain Ski Area and the trail was well maintained with just a few ups and downs as […]

July 23, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.1 / 1047.2 I was up about 5:45 this morning and went upstairs to the kitchen and grabbed a cup of coffee. Hot coffee is a luxury I don’t get often while hiking. I got my gear ready and then visited with some of the other guest until a little before 7:00. I then headed […]

July 22, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 3.4 / 1027.1 I slept in a little later this morning since I only had 3 miles to the trailhead. I got around and was on trail by about 7:00 The trail had some slight ups and downs, but no major elevation changes. It followed a blue diamond blazed trail I think is for the […]

July 21, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.7 / 1023.7 It started raining about 10:20 last night and I hit up and closed up my tent. It didn’t rain very long, but tried again around midnight. This time I could see lightning flashes in the distance, but they never got very close. It was cold this morning and I didn’t want to […]

July 20, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 20.0 / 1004.0 I had to force myself out of bed this morning. I knew I had a steep climb first off and I didn’t want to get going. I finally got around and started up the trail. At first the grade seemed easier than yesterday as it switchbacked through the trees. This didn’t last […]

July 19, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.9 / 984.0 I slept very well again last night and was up and on the trail about 6:00am. The trail continued down the valley about another mile then turned off onto the timberline trail and began an ascent. This trail went through some of the best forest I have seen in Colorado. It was […]

July 18, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 22.0 / 964.1 I slept real good again last night and was up and ready to go before 6:00am. The trail left Tin Cup Pass Road and began a gradual ascent back up to the east side of the divide. It was a little over 2 miles to the top and 1840’ of elevation gain. […]

July 17, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 16.9 / 942.1 I was up and on the trail early this morning. The trail started out by descending toward the Boss Lake Parking area. There were a couple of tents there when I went through so I kept quiet and began the ascent toward Chalk Creek Pass. This was a long gradual ascent and […]