Kawuneeche Valley
Monday, July 18, 2022 10:24 pm
Location: Trout Creek (1012.3 miles)

Today I left Grand Lake, heading west towards Steamboat Springs, the last trail town in Colorado.

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Recovering Meadow
Sunday, July 17, 2022 11:21 pm
Location: Green Mountain Trailhead / Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (996.8 miles)

A long day of slackpacking saw me through most of the CDT’s extent in the Rocky Mountain National Forest.

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Grand Lake
Saturday, July 16, 2022 10:10 pm
Location: Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (973.6 miles)

Today was a quiet day of rest and resupply in Grand Lake.

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Monarch Lake
Friday, July 15, 2022 10:09 pm
Location: Grand Lake / Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge (973.6 miles)

Nearly a marathon of hiking, including outrunning a thunderstorm, brought us to Grand Lake, the penultimate trail town in Colorado.

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View from North of James Peak
Thursday, July 14, 2022 9:09 pm
Location: Hamilton Creek (947.6 miles)

Today took me over James Peak, the last thirteener on the trail.

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