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 […]
Read moreJuly 16, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 10.0 / 925.2 As usual when I’m in town, I can’t sleep in. I was awake by 6:00 am and took advantage of no one else being up to do my laundry. While my clothes we’re washing I opened my resupply box and got all my food packed up for the next section. I sent […]
Read moreJuly 15, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 23.0 / 915.2 It was a little chilly this morning in the valley I camped in. I still got around pretty early despite the temperature. The trail continued down the valley for another mile before turning and beginning a climb up windy peak. It was a pretty good climb to the top, but the view […]
Read moreJuly 14, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 26.4 / 892.2 I sure sleep good after my long hiking days. Another great night of sleep last night. I was up an on the trail early and the trail started with a gradual descent on an old forest road. Soon I was in a valley and worked my way through a cow herd as […]
Read moreJuly 13, 2023Miles Today/ Total: 24.9 / 865.8 I slept tremendously last night. I actually woke up before 5am fully rested and ready to get my day started. I packed up and was on the trail before 6:00. The trail continued down the valley and came to a ranch, nestled in the valley. It looked like a nice quiet place […]
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 […]
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