"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 ...
South Pass City to Rawlins
We quickly forgot the mountains. The desert was a land that required attention, demanded it. The ...
Big Sandy Lodge to South Pass City
The next day started slowly. Nothing ever happened too fast when walking was the central activity. A ...
Dubois to Big Sandy Lodge
It was another 4 miles down a road to the trailhead we were shooting for. The letters C.D.T., those ...