My iT band was killing me today after the 4 mile downhill walk into Twin Lakes. we decide to road walk into Leadville. We have many more mile to go on the Continental Divide Trail and an injury now would be lousy…but so is a 25+ mile road walk. It was not to bad at…
We finally made it into Twin Lakes and the wait was worth the view…gorgeous setting. We picked up the mail drop from Sis and got a few more items from the General Store. By the way the re-supply here is not as bad as everyone says. Plus, Punky’s BBQ is right outside. We ate there…
We finally managed to get out of camp before 9:00 am today and that is a good sign we are starting the comeback against the Continental Divide Trail. Out at 7:45 am and hiked until 7:00 pm. We almost got our 20 miles but hiked up to 12,500 feet and it was really tough and…
We got out late again today, but felt we needed sleep because we still have not been the same since the run into Creede so we did not leave until 9:30 am. The Continental Divide Trail has been beating us down a little lately, but we are planning a comeback. We had a pretty decent…
We got up late after a noisy night. There were plenty of animal noises and I was sure something was after our food bag. I heard an elk bugling, a coyote howling and a bear turning over rocks…of course Jessie was sound asleep on her new air mattress. We hiked pretty steady until early afternoon and…
We got out early today, but leaving the bed at The Simple Lodge and Hostel was tough…super comfortable. We caught a shuttle with John and Julia to Monarch Pass and were at the trail head for the Continental Divide Trail by 8:30am. When we pulled up we saw red Bull and Katherine who had just…
We made it to the parking lot at Monarch Pass by 8am and after asking several people for a ride to Salida, and being turned down, we noticed a car dropping off four hikers in the parking lot. we were lucky that it was Liv, the Salida trail angel, and she gave us a ride…
We got out late around 9 am. Happy anniversary to the folks. Today’s hike was mostly a get it done day. We are trying to get as much done as possible so we do not have to hike a bunch on Jessie’s birthday. Tomorrow we are going to get as close to Monarch Pass as…
The past few days have been a world of difference and our attitude has been great. We even caught a few hikers on the Continental Divide Trail which makes me feel better about our time line. Our average is still not quite 20 miles a day but at least it is getting up to 18-19 a…