Daily Miles: 14 Total Miles: 481 So, when we finally got to Durango, we weren’t really done.  We had skipped Segment 7 when we were originally hiking through, because it was closed due to a fire near Breckenridge.  Since we had our car parked in the … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 13 Total Miles: 467 We were so excited to wake up to clear skies this morning.  What a difference it makes to our mood.  Knowing that we had the possibility of being dry today makes such a difference. We finished our final climb in … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 20 Total Miles: 454 Once again it rained during the night, but seemed to take a break when we got up.   The morning actually turned out quite nice and we had some blue skies for awhile. The trail continued to be super muddy and … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 21 Total Miles: 434 For the past week, the trail has been a bit sloppy.  There are muddy and slippery sections from the rain and the fact that most of the trail doesn't have drainage gutters.  There have also been swampy sections from … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 22 Total Miles: 413 We had a great day yesterday hanging out with Bob and his girlfriend, Kety.  Bob even made a delicious dinner with trout and crawfish caught in the lake just outside his door.  We stayed up late chatting with them, … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 7 Total Miles: 391 We decided to sleep in for an extra half hour this morning since we only had a short bit to hike.  The trail continued to follow Elk Creek down a narrow valley.  We saw several places where the trail had to be … [Read more...]