Friday, May 3, 2024Miles Today / Total: 21.8 / 39.5Ascent / Descent: 4,357/ -1,752Starting Point: Morena ButteEnding Point: Campsite in pine trees I woke up a little before 6:00am and it was already daylight. The tent was really wet with condensation and I had to wipe it down before packing up. I ended up getting back on the trail a […]
Read moreJuly 12, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 21.1 / 840.9 Since I had a real bed to sleep in and the room was dark, I slept until after 6:00 this morning. I got up and fixed 1/2 pot of coffee and enjoyed drinking hot coffee in the morning. I was on the trail a little after 7:00 and had planned last night […]
Read moreJuly 11, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 6.8 / 819.8 I slept in a little this morning and didn’t get moving down the trail until about 7:00 am. I started out walking about 1.5 miles down highway 149. The good thing about a lot of OHV traffic (off-Highway Vehicles like 4 wheelers and side-by-sides) is when they aren’t allowed on public roads […]
Read moreJuly 10, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.4 / 813 I’m still backtracking on the trail with the hope of using Middle Creek Trail to get to Creede. It is 2 miles back from where I camped last night. There were a couple of steep snow crossings this morning and I put my crampons on since the snow had frozen over last […]
Read moreJuly 9, 2023Miles Today/ Total: -0.3/ 793.6 The trail started out with some ups and downs through an alpine meadow. There was still some snow patches here and I put on my crampons for one particularly steep one. About a mile in the trail entered the trees and I got to climb over and around deadfall for the next 3 […]
Read moreJuly 8, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 19.1 / 793.9 I slept good last night and was plenty rested this morning. I was up and on the trail before 6:00 am. The trail started out following the side of the mountain. There were some small ups and downs and then the trail dropped down by Archuleta Lake. The trail was a little […]
Read moreSaturday 1/26/2019 This weekend I attended a wilderness survival Basics and Intermediate course offered by Hiking the Ozarks. The class was held on Saturday in Ozark MO with the hands on activities at Busiek State Forest about 10 miles away. Since I’m driving to Springfield for the class, I thought I would stay the night at the Busiek Forest and […]
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