Category: Hiking

Colorado Trail

Salida, CO

Miles Hiked 252.9 Elevation 8,858 feet Miles Hiked Today 5.2 I packed up a wet tent, skipped breakfast and began hiking at 7 AM. This

Tony Lombardi July 14, 2020 3 Comments

Colorado Trail

Half-Way to Durango

Miles Hiked 247.7 Elevation 9,150 feet Miles Hiked Today 15.1 I woke up late, so I didn’t get going until 8 AM. The morning hike

Tony Lombardi July 13, 2020 2 Comments

Colorado Trail

Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, CO

Miles Hiked 232.6 Elevation 8,428 feet Miles Hiked Today 13.7 The campsite the night before filled quickly, and the next morning everyone got going early.

Tony Lombardi July 12, 2020 No Comments

The Gang Rejoins at Camp

Gang Rejoins: The rest of the day was a decent to my campsite. Much to my surprise, Gena was there, More hikers came in including the Russian and his partner.

Tony Lombardi July 11, 2020 No Comments

Colorado Trail

Hard Day’s Climb

A 2,700 foot climb lasted for miles and took me all morning. There was a brief decent and back up again for 1,500 feet. This all made for a hard day’s climb.

Tony Lombardi July 10, 2020 No Comments

Colorado Trail

Collegiate East Trail and the Clear Creek Campsite

I passed the point in the trail where you go either to the Collegiate West trail and some pretty big elevation climbs or the Collegiate East trail.

Tony Lombardi July 9, 2020 No Comments

Colorado Trail

Twin Lakes, CO

I have a lot of food in my pack and more waiting at the Twin Lakes general store. The thought was to camp one more night, but I decided to go for Twin Lakes.

Tony Lombardi July 8, 2020 No Comments

An Off Day

The altitude must be getting to me, because I was feeling sort of out of it. Plus, I’m having a shoe problem. This has all the markers of an off day

Tony Lombardi July 7, 2020 No Comments

Colorado Trail

A Long Day

I had not planned for a long day, but it was clear I could make a campsite that was right on a lake. There was a gain of a 1,000 feet to get to it, though.

Tony Lombardi July 6, 2020 No Comments