Ghost Ranch left me with a repository of positive energy I felt I could draw on the rest of the ...
Chama to Ghost Ranch
They were a middle-aged couple, in the process of moving to Chama. Of course, he had hitch-hiked ...
Pagosa Springs to Chama
Town had been too good. I'd eaten too much and didn't feel good. My body just wasn't used to dealing ...
Lake City to Pagosa Springs
"I didn't want you to get a bad impression about the people of Lake City", he said. He'd driven past ...
Salida to Lake City
Two hunters were inside the pickup, and I was invited to ride along with "front seat status". They ...
Twin Lakes to Salida
I followed an old road through the lowlands that surrounded Twin Lakes Reservoir. As I was staring ...
Silverthorne to Twin Lakes
I was happy to have some company on the trail for a change. Deirdre noticed things that I had ...
Grand Lake to Silverthorne
The trail headed right out the middle of town, south. No hassles with hitching or combustion ...
Steamboat Springs to Grand Lake
I took the free bus from Steamboat as far as it went, then switched to my thumb. Within 15 minutes I ...
Rawlins to Steamboat Springs
The CDT south of Rawlins followed another waterless paved road for about 12 miles. We didn't really ...