Lake City, CO
On Top Of San Luis Peak - 14,000 Feet Three cheers for sunshine! After every section since entering the state having rain, it was amazing to have three days straight of warmer weather and full...
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Ute Lake - San Juan Mountains Our beautiful weather has continued. For five straight days we have had mostly warm sunshine. And what a section to have such weather. The San Juan Mountains is my new...
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Aspen Tree with Golden Leaves - South San Juan Mountains Our weather held and we have now finished Colorado. Our biggest snow worries are now behind us. We’ve crossed the 2000 mile mark and are done...
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Winter Wonderland - San Pedro Wilderness New Mexico has so far turned out to be way different than I expected. After an awesome long weekend in Santa Fe with Rebecca, it was time to tackle the last...
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Desert View South of Cuba I feel like a song from Annie the Musical has come true: it’s tomorrow and the sun has come out. And what a difference it has made. Mornings and nights are still cold, but the...
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On the Narrows Above La Ventana Grants was an excellent town stop thanks to the trail angels we stayed with, Hugo and Carole Mumm. Leaving was extra difficult since this last section was 80 miles of...
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Chance in a Meadow - Gila River The first couple of days out of Pie Town were unremarkable. Dirt roads and blah trail were the bulk of the days. As expected in the desert, water is usually scarce. On...
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Windmill North of Deming I was expecting this section to be 90+ miles of boring flat roads and was pleasantly surprised to find actual trail. We walked out of Mimbres to climb up our last significant...
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Earning the Triple Crown The last two days have been surreal. We left Deming late in the afternoon and hiked just far enough to get past civilization. We hiked around the Florida Mountains. Passing...
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Fandango and I's Hiking Retirement Party in Mexico Long distance hiking has been a hobby and passion for almost a decade now. Now that I have completed my triple crown, I’m not quite sure what I feel....
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