The Window and Lake
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:40 pm
Location: Campsite 914.0 (544.3 miles)

While the mountains have been grueling, they’ve also provided moments of extreme beauty. Today’s landscape exemplified that.

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Cherokee Lake
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 9:51 pm
Location: North Fork Los Pinos River (528.6 miles)

A long day took me on a “fun” adventure around the Knife Edge, and sent me over a couple of mountain passes on my way through the San Juans.

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Chief Mountain
Monday, June 6, 2022 8:52 pm
Location: Cherokee Lake (511.4 miles)

Feeling a little better today, I managed a slightly longer day today to Cherokee Lake, just before a trail feature known as the “Knife Edge”.

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CDT Marker and Horseshoe
Sunday, June 5, 2022 8:18 pm
Location: Piedra Pass (498.2 miles)

Today brought me into the beginning of “the horseshoe” as I slowly continued through the San Juan mountains.

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A Partially-Frozen Rock Lake
Saturday, June 4, 2022 10:04 pm
Location: Spotted Lake (486.3 miles)

Back on trail, today was the first day of a planned six day stretch from Pagosa Springs (Wolf Creek Pass) to Silverton (Stony Pass).

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