![]() Just once I’d like to be able to pass someone. I saw some of the same hikers I had seen on previous days but they’re all faster than I am. The relaxed cows there seemed to enjoy it too. During this day, I really enjoyed entering a wide open meadow called Sargent’s Mesa. Long distance backpackers have to really watch the trail guide and the Far Out app for when they will be able to replenish their water supplies. These can really tear up the trail for the hikers, making deep ruts in the trail and disturbing rocks, making footing perilous.īecause of the lack of water sources, I ate mostly just my snacks during the day and waited some time before using precious water to rehydrate my late lunch. In fact, for the next few days that would be the case. My tent was wet and I had placed it in a separate plastic bag to dry later.Īt this point, motocross cycles were allowed on the trail. I found out after being told by several hikers that there had been a thunderstorm that night. The next day, I set my alarm for 5 AM because it takes me a good hour and a half to get everything packed up and breakfast eaten before I can depart. Outlier and Sahara continued on a different trail as I continued on the Colorado trail, which fooled me at the beginning by being easier, but then became steeper and rockier. ![]() I also enjoyed sharing stories of my amazing worldwide treks! I finally finished this Collegiate West section, which I had found very difficult and challenging, but also rewarding. ![]() I almost immediately fell in step with two gentlemen in my age group, the brothers Sahara and Outlier, who made the miles fly by with stories of their amazing, worldwide treks. Thanks to a very kind shuttler, I was back on the trail by 7 AM after a delightful zero day in Salida. But during the past few days, I reached what I considered the two peaks of this whole trip: visiting my paternal grandparents’ former home in Saguache, plus the little mining town, Creede, where we lived during two impressive years of my elementary school years.īut back to the beginning of this week. I’ve crossed over countless passes on this amazing adventure on the CT. ![]()
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