CDT Days 71-73 – Smoke
We spent these three days in northern Colorado’s Rabbit Ears and Park Ranges. The air was a bit smokey due…
CDT Days 68-70 – Rocky Mountain National Park
These three days took us above 13,000 feet for the last time. We enjoyed a surprising amount of trail magic,…
CDT Days 65-67 – High Mountains
These three days took us really high. We were above 13,000′ many times and summited one of Colorado’s 14ers, Grays…
CDT Days 62-64 – Skipping Towns
Here the trail weaved past Leadville, Breckenridge, and a few other populated towns. We didn’t have to hitch into any…
CDT Days 58-61 – Family!
We took a couple of days off to relax with Tim’s family. They met us near the CDT for some…
CDT Days 55 – 57 – Rain
This stretch of trail took us into the Collegiate Peaks, which are mountains names after colleges. We spent much of…
CDT Days 52-54 – Rolling Mountains
We left the San Juan Mountains behind and hiked through rolling, tree-covered, mountains during this stretch. Day 52 – Mile…
CDT Days 49-51 – High on Elevation
During this stretch of trail we joined the Colorado Trail, which shares the CDT route for the next few hundred…
CDT Days 46-48 – San Juan Mountains
We resupplied in Pagosa Springs and then continued through the San Juan Mountains through snow and thunderstorms. Day 46 –…
