Waymaker on the Colorado Trail - Day 10
Mile 124.4 - Sections7 & 8
Isaiah 19-20
It’s starting to become apparent to me that despite my best intentions, I’m not averaging the miles per day I had planned on. After 10 days on the trail, I’m only at mile 124. The various factors that I have mentioned previously have made the schedule very difficult to maintain. I still have some padding in the plan with zero (no hiking) or NERO (minimal hiking) to allow for some catch up. Please pray that I have some fruitful days ahead.
Today was a good example of best intentions. I started out early from the ridge line, brushing the ice off of my tent and took the long climb down into Copper Mountain Resort. The trail passes right through the resort, traversing inactive ski slopes and brushing the edge of the complex. I dipped down and had me a breakfast burrito at the resort at about 9 am, with about 7 miles behind me. I planned to hike another 7 or 8 miles by late afternoon. And then the storms hit again. After slogging through a few lighter showers, I finally had to pull up as lightning and thunder started rumbling all around. I set up my tent just as the downpour started. It’s still raining. I had only made about 12 miles, although the terrain would have easily allowed for 3 or 4 more. Maybe tomorrow.
The good news is that I think my altitude and endurance issues have started to wane. If I can get some clear skies, I should start picking up extra miles. We’ll see.
Until next time…
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