A place for me to write some of my thoughts down while they're still floating around in my head. This'll probably go largely unseen but that's ok, it's just replacing my old journal that's starting fall apart anyways. Have your own thoughts? Please, comment! Let's discuss!
Trip Report: The Colorado Trail Part 3 - The Collegiates
September 09, 2021
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The Collegiates (CW01-CW05):
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/6IuclEK
Hope Pass. Everyone going the west route was dreading this climb. 3500 feet of gain in 3.5 miles. I threw the bandana on and got moving early. After summiting Massive, I had a little more confidence but I knew it was going to be a tough day. But man what a view at the top and the ex...
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Trip Report: The Colorado Trail Part 2 - The Front Range
September 05, 2021
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The Front Range (Segments 6-10): Photos: https://imgur.com/a/5Dk6iE3
Waking the next morning, I quickly realized I was in trouble. Just a few steps would knock me out of my breath. At this point, the smart thing to do would have been to turn around and hitch out of Kenosha Pass for a few days but my friends had taken vacation and only had a week...
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Trip Report: The Colorado Trail Part 1 - The Foothills
September 03, 2021
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This is going to be a series of posts as a trip report of my CT Hike. I wrote way too much and took way too many pictures so I thought I'd break it up into multiple posts and put them up as I get through editing them. Here is part one.
The Foothills (Segments 1-5):
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/bzzqlgl
After spending 2 days in Denver catching up w...
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After The Trail
September 01, 2021
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It's been three weeks since I got back from Colorado. You're just left with so many thoughts.
Sometimes you feel like it was all for nothing. Like you go on this epic journey and adopt a brand new way of life for the first time but then you come back and what... just more of the same? I thought I would have some big life changing epiphany and comp...
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Colorado Trail Thru Hike 2021
June 16, 2021
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In about three weeks, I will be embarking on my grandest adventure yet - a thru hike of the Colorado Trail. This adventure has consumed my mind over the last several months. Between the planning, preparations and daydreaming it has become the focal point of my purpose right now. I have invested probably over a hundred hours of planning/prep so far...
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