Journal Entries

We both actually loved the section from where the Silverthorn alternate rejoins the official route to Berthoud Pass. The trail takes you up onto the actual continental divide and keeps you up there. It leaves you feeling like you are walking in the sky. My Achilles tendon was still not entirely on board with the whole hiking thing, so Bourbon and I mellowed out our distances so that we were only doing 4000-5000ft of ascent and descent each day. Which in Colorado is keeping it as mellow as we could manage (which is hilarious, it's almost double the gain and loss we would do on our biggest days in New Mexico).

Love seeing my parents get out and do things like this!

The trail up to Chimney Rock is full of stairs through the trees - or you can take an elevator! We took the stairs, of course.

View from Chimney Rock, NC

Wyoming sunsets get 10/10. At least the hiking has got easier. Sunset near Devils Peak on our first full day in Wyoming.

Wyoming had plenty of little Hills on the way to the Battle Pass trailhead (where we hitched down to Encampment from). It did feel a little like Wyoming was trying to prove that it had mountains too. It was windy, as we expected, but the views were refreshing and different. We started seeing Mesas again, and rolling hills rather than jagged mountains.

Having fun in the erratics on the Wilderness Bluff Trail.

Wilderness Bluff trail (https://wrweo.ca/wp/the-bluff-trail/) is a local favourite of mine - was fun to introduce it to a neighbour-friend. Along with another hiking friend we did the perimeter of the first two loops (https://i2.wp.com/wrweo.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LNT_bluff_trail_maprevised2016-10-26.jpg?ssl=1). About 17K total - beautiful sunny day, basically no bugs. So blessed to have this hike an hour from home!

Camping in Coaticook area again to visit Laurent at camp.

My parents' friend's horse