Day 13 – Tues Aug 18
Woke up around three to the smell of smoke. Now, waking up at three is no big deal because I'm awake almost every hour. This is not a nice climate…
Day 12 – Mon Aug 17 2020
It was cold, darn cold, and there was noise. A construction company parked all it's big equipment nearby and it was Monday, time to fire those babies up! Somewhere in…
Day 11 – Sun Aug 16 2020
Woke up this morning in my own bed for the last time in probably five weeks. Heading back to hop on segment seven and go to Durango. Very distracted, so…
Day 10 – Fri Aug 14 2020
Drips was determined to get his third segment in before heading home. I needed that segment also so we hatched a plan. We would take two cars, leave one at…
Day 9 – Wed Aug 12 2020
Morning was chilly. We popped out of the tents around 5 AM, still dark with a slight glow to the east. Segment 2 is through the burn scar created by…
Day 8 – Tues Aug 11 2020
Sleep was better last night. It appears to be getting better the more I stay on trail. Just getting used to the environment I guess. The concern at this site…
Day 7 – Mon Aug 10 2020
After a couple zero days for me and some altitude acclamation days for Dennis we hit the trail at 6:45 in the morning. Thanks again to Cherie and Becky for…
Day 6 – Fri Aug 7 2020
Friday! Wooohoooo! Why is he so excited you ask, it's not like it's the end of the work week. Well, it kind of is. Cherie and Becky are picking me…
Day 5 – Thur Aug 6 2020
Day 5, still in segment 6. Had a good night sleeping by the swamp. It was quiet and the bugs were really not that bad. Today was a pretty short…
Day 4 – Wed Aug 5 2020
This day I was worried. Tired from the previous threes days of hiking now, I need to go up and over a pass. Up and over before any storms roll…