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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Town of Pagosa Springs
Friday, June 3, 2022 11:44 pm
Location: Wolf Creek Pass / Pagosa Springs (477.2 miles)

Today was a “rest” day in Pagosa Springs, which involved a lot of running around town preparing for the next segment of my hike.

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The Forest at Silver Pass
Thursday, June 2, 2022 3:31 pm
Location: Wolf Creek Pass / Pagosa Springs (477.2 miles)

A short (but quite exhausting) day through snow and blown-down trees brought me to the town of Pagosa Springs, where I’ll resupply and rest up a bit.

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