Date: 7/12/20 Daily Miles: 12 Total Miles: 429 We wanted to sleep in a bit today, but also didn’t want to walk in the heat, so we compromised by heading out at 8:30am. We stopped by Wendy’s for breakfast on the way out. The inside was … [Read more...]

Date: 7/11/20 Daily Miles: 19 Total Miles: 417 Last night was exactly what we expected and hoped for. It was completely quiet, with no car driving down the road. And it got really cold overnight as we were next to a creek in a … [Read more...]

Date: 7/10/20 Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 398 We had a really nice time in Winter Park. As usual, the afternoon went by way too quickly as we were trying to get town tasks done and also get things figured out for going forward. We … [Read more...]

Date: 7/9/20 Daily Miles: 10 Total Miles: 383 Luckily there were no more cars passing by our campsite last night. There were two hikers that walked by at 4:20am though. Yikes! They had an early start! This morning was all about … [Read more...]

Date: 7/8/20 Daily Miles: 20 Total Miles: 373 It seemed that we camped in an especially cold spot last night. We were all so cold this morning that we started with wind pants and down jackets. But within just a few minutes, it was like … [Read more...]

Date: 7/7/20 Daily Miles: 21 Total Miles: 353 Today was definitely a “favorite” day on the trail. It was quite chilly as we left camp this morning. We all had our wind shirts and mittens on. It was several hours before we actually felt … [Read more...]

Date: 7/6/20 Daily Miles: 13 Total Miles: 332 Within just a few minutes of getting out of our hammocks this morning, a north-bound CDT hiker walked by our camp. Maybe he was still half asleep (it was only 5:30am), but he wasn’t terribly … [Read more...]