Year: 2003

“Don’t let people drive you crazy when you know it’s in walking distance.” ~Author Unknown Gold Hill, CO Segment 7 – Gold Hill to Copper Mountain September 14, 2003   We originally planned to do this segment yesterday but the weather forecast was for rain with snow above 10,000 feet. So we waited a day […]

 Camp Hale Colorado, CO August 31, 2003 We took yesterday off as we had planned it as a day of rest and mountain relaxation. We were going to do the 2 miles or so we cut off at Highway 91 but it was pouring down rain so we will come back to it. Today, we […]

“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-three today and we don’t know where the hell she is.” ~Ellen DeGeneres  Copper Mountain, CO Segment 8 – Copper Mountain to Wurtz Ditch Road What happened to Segment 7, you ask? Logistics played a part in our segment order again. As […]

 Georgia Pass, CO August 17, 2003 When we awake, it is raining in Breckenridge. We debate whether to go or not and decide there are no “fair weather only” hikers here. We will go for it. As we approach Fairplay, there are some patches of blue sky, which teases our optimism. But as we ride […]

“There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast.” ~Paul Scott Mowrer  Gold Hill Trail, CO August 16, 2003  We are back to hiking with Tim, Jill, and Chevy. […]

 Kenosha Pass, CO August 10, 2003 Charlies foot is holding up and today we will hike from Kenosha Pass to the Jefferson Lake road. This section is the first part of Segment 6. We slept in today and get started at 8:55 AM. We start by climbing away from Highway 285 and the Kenosha Pass […]

“People say that losing weight is no walk in the park. When I hear that I think, yeah, that’s the problem.” Chris Adams Kenosha Pass, CO   Segment 6–Kenosha Pass to Breckenridge On Sunday evening (August 3rd), Charlie stepped on a board with two nails in it. Of course he was only wearing moccasin slippers when […]

“Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” ~Henry David Thoreau  Long Gulch Colorado, CO Segment 5-Long Gulch to Kenosha Pass August 2, 2003 We spent last night in Denver to reduce the driving time this morning. We began our hike from Long Gulch trail head at 8:55 […]

 Bailey, CO July 27, 2003 We wake up and there are still some clouds in our valley. We have breakfast and begin today’s hike at the North Fork Trail Head. Start time is 8:45 AM. North Fork sits at 10,200 feet and we will be climbing to 10,880 feet before the day is done. We […]

“Walking isn’t a lost art – one must, by some means, get to the garage.” ~Evan Esar  Buffalo Creek, CO Segment 4- FS 543 2nd Crossing to Long Gulch Our plans to hike this section get delayed, this time by Carol, who develops a hip problem. Doctor’s orders; no hiking for a month. That, combined […]