Today consisted of more ridge lines with grassy meadows and thick forested sections. This is a beautiful section with long grassy ridges and great views. At one point we took a break and Pat told…Continue Reading
Day 66 Different Goals
Author: dan
Day 65 Rogers Pass
I flew into Great Falls, Montana yesterday and had dinner with Pat, Erin, and Mallory. During dinner Pat enthusiastically went over his itinerary with me. I kept pointing out that we need to do more…Continue Reading
Day 46-64 (5/28/19-6/15/19) Waiting for Snow to Melt
I’m back home. It’s awesome to be back, but I really feel like I have unfinished business and want to get back to it. I was able to get in a fun day hike with…Continue Reading
Day 45 We Give Up (Temporarily)
We woke up to dark gray skies and pouring rain. Pat said it rained and blew all night. The forecast is for rain all day and rain/snow tomorrow. This would be followed by at least…Continue Reading
Day 44 Drive to Lander
Woo Hoo! Much to my surprise Pat called and was ready to leave Golden. He picked me up at the Colorado School of Mines campus in the afternoon. I hung out there on the grass…Continue Reading
Day 43 Golden Co
I’m taking a zero at Table Mountain Inn in Golden, Co. I’m concerned that Pat is going to want to hang out here now that he is home. Golden is a cool town, but this…Continue Reading
Day 42 Ghost Ranch, Drive to Golden
The first 8 or so miles were on a gravel road which followed the Rio Chama for a ways before turning away into the desert and ascending a gentle plain. I managed to miss a…Continue Reading
Day 41 Rio Chama
We were hiking by 7:30 on a very nice trail with a couple of serious climbs onto a mesa. We played hopscotch with Caroline, Raps, Open, and some other hikers I don’t know. The wind…Continue Reading
Day 40 Postholing Through San Pedro Parks
It’s been an exhausting day. We started at the Los Pinos trailhead 9 miles outside Cuba. There was 4 inches of snow on the ground. We ascended 2000 feet to San Pedro parks at 10,000…Continue Reading
Day 39 Leave Cuba
We waited until noon for the rain to stop, but while walking out of Cuba it started up again. We ducked into the McDonald’s to let the worst pass and ate some lunch. We continued…Continue Reading