Date: 8/7/20 Miles: 5.7Total Miles: 846.0 New Mexico at last! A few short miles delivered us to Cumbres Pass and another hitch in the backup of a pickup truck to the nearby town of Chama. After being turned away by the miles of snow slogging in Montana, spending the month of July traversing the state…
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Trailside Chats: Ace
Date: 8/6/20 Miles: 23.0Total Miles: 840.3 Inching ever closer to the end of Colorado, there was nowhere to hide from the relentless wind—a preview of what is sure to come in New Mexico. Hearing myself think over the wind was a challenge in its own right, which made it all the more enjoyable when I…
Trailside Chats: Sweet Pea
Date: 8/5/20 Miles: 21.7Total Miles: 817.3 And now for something completely different… I could tell you about the day and how the trail is now referred to only as Trail 813 on all recent signage, as if it were a prison inmate with only a number to replace its actual name, but I’ve got a…
Rookie Perspective #4: Marias Pass, the WetzWalds and Mt. Man’s Trailside Chat
Date: 9/3/20 Miles: 3.9Total Miles: 1288.9 A guest post by Ace We did it. We finished the Montana miles we set out to having arrived at Marias Pass on 9/4 (the same day as Mt. Man’s birthday). Quick aside: Can you believe it? He’s finally 40! It’s about time. As Mt. Man said in his…
