Tag Archive for: Hiking
T -1 Day
4/24/15
I start hiking in about 20 hours! I sit in a Hampton Inn in Durango Colorado unable to even nap. Despite doing two long hikes already I find myself full of anixity. I haven't slept worth a shit for days. It took the motion of…
Best, Worst, and Biggest of 2014
For a little light humor I wanted to share what I found to be my Best, Worst, Biggest and Weirdest moments of 2014.
Best
Bike I rode: Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt
Discovery: 3M Scotch Brand Super 77. We've all seen riders abandon…
The Low Down on the CDT
Whenever I tell someone I'm going to walk from Mexico to Canada along the Continental Divide Trail they always have a ton of questions. You can see the hamster in their head go from zero to 100 in an instant. I have noted these questions…
2015 CDT/Triple Crown
Updated 5/2/15
ClifBar has joined the team!
It's that time again. Time for me to lace up my shoes and hit the trail. This time it will be the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). Like the Pacific Crest Trail the CDT starts…
Shenanigans of Late
It's been a while since I posted anything so here is a photo journal of the last few months. I've been fishing in Maine, cycling in Breckenridge, CO and on the Monarch Crest, which is part of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), and climbed…
Wearing the other shoe
Three times now I have gone into the woods for a hike. Each time I left behind my family in the process. One member in particular always worries the most, my mom. So on this, Mother's Day I thought I would let her know I have worn her…
The End of Riding Season
It's been a while since I last posted anything (Sept. Thomas Lakes). It's hard when you live in a place like this to want to spend any more time than I already do on a computer at work, when I get home. My life has been taken over by cyclocross…
Thomas Lakes Hike
Today I got off to a late start. Getting up at 10:30 didn't help and was probably the reason but who knows. I was torn between going for a ride over Cottonwood Pass or for a hike. Since I hadn't been hiking in some time I decided to go…
Tips for the outdoors
This will be a on going list I will add to regularly. If you have tips to add, by all means please send them to us. It is not meant to be a all inclusive list but hopefully it will help you on your next adventure, whether it be camping,…
Cougars
Though you may never see one in your life time, it would be naïve to think that on any giving hike you're not being watched by a cougar. Cougars are beautiful and majestic creatures but can also be dangerous. Knowing how to live and recreate…