Ghost Ranch left me with a repository of positive energy I felt I could draw on the rest of the trip. I'd needed the recharge. The distracting vistas ...
Chama to Ghost Ranch
They were a middle-aged couple, in the process of moving to Chama. Of course, he had hitch-hiked years ago... he had a duty to stop. "I hope I didn't ...
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 with so much grease... The trail started off nice ...
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 me earlier in the morning on his way to work. ...
Salida to Lake City
Two hunters were inside the pickup, and I was invited to ride along with "front seat status". They were headed back to the mountains for one more day ...
Twin Lakes to Salida
I followed an old road through the lowlands that surrounded Twin Lakes Reservoir. As I was staring at the grass in front of me, I noticed something ...
Silverthorne to Twin Lakes
I was happy to have some company on the trail for a change. Deirdre noticed things that I had started taking for granted.... simple things, like the ...
Grand Lake to Silverthorne
The trail headed right out the middle of town, south. No hassles with hitching or combustion engines. There was something about that lack of needing a ...
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 had a ride, for a change, it was in the front of ...
Rawlins to Steamboat Springs
The CDT south of Rawlins followed another waterless paved road for about 12 miles. We didn't really want to hike the road but were afraid to ...