Chalk Creek Colorado, CO Segment 14a Chalk Creek to Angel of Shavano Trail Head “What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself Lifeless” Bill Bryson June 4, 2005. We get an early start from Frisco this morning, and after dropping […]
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Author: Charlie and Carol
We are Charlie and Carol aka CNC. We both have a travel and adventure bug. Since Retiring in 2012, we have visited Europe for 90 days and hiked 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. We are always looking to explore and discover new places. Our next big adventure is another 90 days in Europe.
2005 Colorado Trail Begins
Angel Of Shavano Trail Head, CO Segment 14b Angel of Shavano Trail Head to Foose Creek “For these ambitious hikers, the CTs statistics are extraordinary. Its altitude reaches 13,334 feet, and the trail regularly hovers above 10,000 feet. The CT traverses the Continental Divide eight times, passing through seven national forests, six wilderness areas, and […]
Truck Trouble, Do We Continue?
Bolam Pass Colorado, CO Segment 26 Bolam Pass to Hotel Draw Road “The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.” Ralph Waldo Emerson August 19, 2004. We get up early and eat our continental breakfast at the hotel. We drive to Hotel Draw Road and leave Tim’s truck […]
Change of Plans
Durango, CO August 17 and August 18, 2004 Durango We had planned on taking the 17th as a rest day in Durango. After discussing things last night, we decided that we would take two rest days. Instead of hiking Segment 25 and 26, we will just hike Segment 26 as a day hike. Several things […]
More Pain, Some Gain
Animas River Colorado, CO Animas River to Little Molas Lake “If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.”~The Houghton Line August 16, 2004. We get up and have breakfast while enduring a very cool breeze this morning. There is a definite damp chill in the air. We start at 9:15 […]
I Got Blisters On My Toes
Elk Creek Gorge, CO High Camp by Old Mining Cabin to Animas River August 15, 2004. Although our camp was higher than the night before, (over 12,000 feet) we did not wake up to any frost. In fact, it was noticeably warmer here than the first night. Temperature got down to about 40 degrees and […]
Carol Touched By Heaven
Pole Creek Colorado, CO Pole Creek to High Camp by Old Mining Cabin August 14, 2004. We wake up this morning and the rain-fly, plastic bags covering the packs, and Carols wet boot were all covered in frost. We are camped at about 10,950 feet and it is brisk out, so we wait for the […]
San Juan Adventure
Carson Saddle, CO Segment 23 Carson Saddle to Rio Grande Reservoir Road August 12, 2004. Today, we left work early to make the drive to Montrose, Colorado. We are staying overnight in Montrose and will get up early tomorrow to park the vehicles and start our hike. We are at the Days Inn and thought […]
Completing Segment 12
Silver Creek Colorado, CO August 1, 2004 The campers next to us are gone when we get up. They were going to attempt to climb Mount Harvard and possibly Columbia, two fourteeners accessible from our camp. It is another beautiful morning. Tim has soup for breakfast and I will tell more about this later. We […]
Hiking to Frenchman Creek
Frenchman Creek Colorado, CO July 31, 2004 We get up and have our usual no cook breakfast of granola/breakfast bars and some Gatorade. It turns into a beautiful morning as we break camp and get ready to go. We are on the trail at 8:50 A.M. and of course we start with a climb. Carol […]