Done! Finished 8/8 just before noon
It is late (2am on 8/10), but I wanted to post a quick note to share that Andrew Skurka and I finished the Colorado Trail in roughly 14 ½ days. The last half of the trail proved gorgeous as promised but also challenging due to weather, which was unexpected. Very different from the blue skies and puffy white clouds you see surrounding the impressive Colorado peaks in the calendars; Andrew and I witnessed numerous rain storms, impressive thunderheads and lightening flashes, crazy rolling fog and a grey that reminded me of home (Seattle).
I will post more within the next couple of days and hope to upload some pictures as well, but for now will just say that I am thankful for the trail angels that helped us along the way, Jim and Amy in Breckenridge, Jon and Rickie in Salida, Ernst and Emily in Silverton and Dale and MaryBeth in Durango. Each visit was a special treat and extra incentive to move down the trail, I thoroughly enjoyed the time with these trail friends. I am thankful for the time spent with a new friend and Andy’s energy put into the trip and teaching me his art of light weight backpacking. I’m thankful for the opportunity to be out there exploring not only the beauty of this state, but also the personal trials of this year. Best said being in the backcountry was a good place to finally realize everything that has happened in the last eight months and to have the free head space to think about and accept the choices and decisions. And I am thankful for the strength and will of this body that allows me to take on these adventures; my health is something I do not take for granted.
We arrived in Denver via (slow) Greyhound and after sorting gear, a short run and a stop at the local Safeway I headed back to my sister and brother-in-laws with a bag full of groceries (me and grocery stores are dangerous these days) to make a late dinner and share a few trail stories. I’m up late sifting through emails and getting ready to leave for Salt Lake City in the morning. The Outdoor Retailer Show is this weekend and I’m looking forward to visiting friends and running in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains.
More on the CT later, for now sweet dreams.
I will post more within the next couple of days and hope to upload some pictures as well, but for now will just say that I am thankful for the trail angels that helped us along the way, Jim and Amy in Breckenridge, Jon and Rickie in Salida, Ernst and Emily in Silverton and Dale and MaryBeth in Durango. Each visit was a special treat and extra incentive to move down the trail, I thoroughly enjoyed the time with these trail friends. I am thankful for the time spent with a new friend and Andy’s energy put into the trip and teaching me his art of light weight backpacking. I’m thankful for the opportunity to be out there exploring not only the beauty of this state, but also the personal trials of this year. Best said being in the backcountry was a good place to finally realize everything that has happened in the last eight months and to have the free head space to think about and accept the choices and decisions. And I am thankful for the strength and will of this body that allows me to take on these adventures; my health is something I do not take for granted.
We arrived in Denver via (slow) Greyhound and after sorting gear, a short run and a stop at the local Safeway I headed back to my sister and brother-in-laws with a bag full of groceries (me and grocery stores are dangerous these days) to make a late dinner and share a few trail stories. I’m up late sifting through emails and getting ready to leave for Salt Lake City in the morning. The Outdoor Retailer Show is this weekend and I’m looking forward to visiting friends and running in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains.
More on the CT later, for now sweet dreams.
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