The longest drive of the trip was from Spring Creek Pass to Little Molas Lake, where I would be doing the next pick up. The driving options were the 4 hour northern route around the San Juans (which I'd already done part of) the direct route across the mountains (67 miles that google maps thought …
Continue reading Crewing the CT: Chimney Rock and AirTag Drama
After our lovely relaxing time in Lake City, where I introduced my brother and mom to the absolute magic that is Love Island UK (specifically season 5) we were headed back up to Spring Creek Pass for the drop off. We weren't in a huge rush since they had reserved bunks in the Colorado Trail …
Well I did a silly thing and my entire post got deleted without a backup so I'm rewriting it now. If there's a slight tone of frustration here that's where it's coming from. From Curecanti I headed to Lake City (and easy hour drive down 149) for a day of wifi and then the plan …
There's a big boat ramp at Curecanti and I wasn't sure if it was free or not so I drove up to the guy and said, is it free to take a kayak out here? And he looked at me like I was crazy and said yes but...where is your kayak? So I explained that …
Continue reading Crewing the CT: Curecanti National Recreation Area
While Ben and Mom hiked CT section 18, I headed up to explore the Gunnison National Forest area. From the drop off it was a two hour drive to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (although a road closure on 50 added between 20 minutes and 2 hours depending on when you hit it). …
Continue reading Crewing the CT: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
When my mom and I were snowed off the Colorado Trail we ended up at a hotel called Monarch Lodge, up the mountain from Salida. I don't know exactly how to describe the hotel to give the full experience but essentially it makes the Shining seem real. It was clearly a great hotel in the …
This summer my mom and brother hiked the Colorado Trail from Highway 112 (mile 302.9) to Durango. As a person who does not acclimate to altitude well the best way for me to be involved was definitely not to hike with them, but to be their support vehicle, setting my car up to live out …
After being in Death Valley in October I truly can't imagine the horror of being there in the summer. October was pretty much perfect, cool at night and warm to hot during the day. The stars were incredible as well. Nothing beats desert stars and there was no moon or highway to interfere at all. …
Redwood can be an overwhelming and confusing park with state parks mixed in with different national park districts. I've been to a couple different areas and thus far Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is my favorite. First highlight was the camping. One of the things that sets Redwood apart from the other big tree parks …
On the drive from Yellowstone to Crater Lake, before you hit the onion country of eastern Oregon, is a little visited National Monument and Preserve called Craters of the Moon. It's almost as startling as driving up on the Grand Canyon, you're just cruising through Idaho and all of a sudden you're surrounded by lava …
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