Day Hikes Start in the Dark

I've done this trip enough times in the last three years that I can almost do it in my sleep. The ritual goes like this; set the alarm for 3:30, out the driveway by 4:00 and hiking from the trailhead at first light just after 5:00 during this time of year. When I first began …

Day 3 – Lost Creek Wilderness Loop

Day three in the Lost Creek Wilderness 84 mile loop! Meeting lots of nice folks today!

Lost Creek Wilderness Big Loop – Day 2

52 kilometers on my 52nd birthday with a pack on my back and not too many cares in the world.

Lost Creek Wilderness Backpacking Day 1 – Big Loop

Four solo days in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Colorado to celebrate one's birthday.