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Day 21 - out of the woods and onto the plateau (31.3 miles)
May 30, 2021 Miles: 31.3 miles Steps: 68,308 Every time I want to wake up at 5am and hike before the sun rises my body has a hard time...


Day 22 - made it to Cuba before the storm (29.8 miles)
May 31, 2021 Miles: 29.8 miles Steps: 65,871 The wind last night was intense. It must had been 40-50mph all night long. I got almost no...


Day 23 - little preview of hiking in Colorado (34.8 miles)
June 1, 2021 Miles: 34.8 miles Step: 76,618 I had one of my bests nights sleep on trail but that’s coming after the previous night being...


Day 24 - catching the bus to Chama (25.8)
June 2, 2021 Miles: 25.8 miles Steps: 63,313 Waking up at 3:10am wasn’t has bad as I thought. I did sleep pretty well and didn’t wake up...


Day 25 - done with the desert (31.1 miles)
June 3, 2021 Miles: 31.1 miles Steps: 67,125 It was tough getting out of my sleeping bag this morning. Might had been something to do...


Day 26 - lots of ups/downs and no storms (30.0 miles)
June 4, 2021 Miles: 30.0 miles Steps: 64,596 Well it was another hard morning to get up. Actually I got up at 5:20am to pee but it was...


Day 27 - made it to Colorado (22.5 miles)
June 5, 2021 Miles: 22.5 miles Steps: 49,094 Soon after getting all settled for bed I hear what appears to be rain hitting my tent. Never...


Day 28 - relaxing in Chama (0.0 miles)
June 6, 2021 Miles: 0.0 miles Steps: 7,432 This was suppose to be a nero day, hike just a few miles, but I had been able to do a lot of...


Day 29 - enter the San Juans (20.2 miles)
June 7, 2021 Miles: 20.2 miles Steps: 48,440 Got up at 7am to finish packing up everything before heading to the lobby to wait for the...


Day 30 - the San Juans are beautiful but hard (21.5 miles)
June 8, 2021 Miles: 21.5 miles Steps: 55,502 It seemed cold last night, froze my wet socks and shoes but not my water in my tent. It’s...


Day 31 - less snow but for how long (25.8 miles)
June 9, 2021 Miles: 25.8 miles Steps: 61,498 That was not the best spot to camp. I thought I had enough cover from the wind but I was...


Day 32 - walking in snow fields in the afternoon is no fun (16.9 miles)
June 10, 2021 Miles: 16.9 miles Steps: 43,823 Slept ok but felt a little tired when I woke up so just laid there for awhile, no point in...


Day 33 - snowless hike into Creede (24.0 miles)
June 11, 2021 Miles: 24.0 miles Steps: 56,686 It sure was cold this morning. I thought dropping almost 2,000 feet it would be much warmer...


Day 34 - out of Creede and on the CDT (29.7 miles)
June 12, 2021 Miles: 29.7 miles Steps: 62,977 Last night I ended up cowboy camping in the dugout of the baseball field. That’s really the...


Day 35 - dreaming of pizza (30.0 miles)
June 13, 2021 Miles: 30.0 miles Steps: 63,553 Not sure why I set my alarm for 4:45am as I just needed 20 miles by 4pm to meet Brad at...


Day 36 - lots of climbing (33.8 miles)
June 14, 2021 Miles: 33.8 miles Steps: 73,806 I really wanted to wake early so I could get to Monarch Pass, 35 miles down trail. I was...


Day 37 - view after view after view (26.9 miles)
June 15, 2021 Miles: 26.9 miles Steps: 65,918 I really got to sleep in since I was 1.5 mile away from the Monarch Pass store and they...


Day 38 - back into the snow and rocks (15.5 miles)
June 16, 2021 Miles: 15.5 miles Steps: 37,912 I knew it was going to be a tough day as I had 5 good size climbs to do as I had 4,300 ft...


Day 39 - best zero day ever (0.0 miles)
June 17, 2021 Miles: 0.0 miles Steps: 881 Slept in until about 7am but didn’t get out of bed until about 8am. It’s so nice to sleep in a...


Day 40 - raining with in the collegiate wilderness (31.2 miles)
June 18, 2021 Miles: 31.2 miles Steps: 73,168 Got to Cottonwood Pass by 7am. Said my goodbyes and thank you to Brad and Becky then took a...
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