

60 km Trail Race Report
I had no business signing up for the Capt’n Karl’s 60 km trail race immediately after hopping off the Colorado Trail. I ran several times...


Monarch Pass to Gunnison; 50 miles with Bean!
Getting back on trail after a 4 day society plunge. During our 4 days off trail, I realized that ANOTHER friend that I met on the...


260 miles, 11.5 days. That's a Wrap Collegiate West.
CT Day 11: 24.6 miles hiked. Camping just past stream @ 7.3mi in CW segment 3 to Middle Fork South Arkansas River (CW 05 trailhead)...


Family at Cottonwood Pass
CT Day 10: 19.2 miles. Stream just past Illinois Creek to camping just past stream, 7.3mi in CW segment 3 (elev: 11,891 ft). I had the...


First Day in the Big Mountains, Double Pass Attempt
CT Day 9: 21.6 miles. Twin Lakes (Willis Gulch Trailhead) to camping at stream just past Illinois Creek (elev: 11,103 ft). We had about...


The last bit of “easy” before the Collegiate West
CT Day 7: 19 miles. Leadville to Hagerman Rd - mi 158.4 (elev: 10,375 ft) We got a leisurely late start this morning and were on trail at...


Breaking Down on the 6th Day
CT Day 6: 22 miles. Tenmile Creek to Leadville - mi 139.4 (intersection w hwy 24). Last night was rough going. I’ve been having...


The Colorado Weather Gods are on Our Side
CT Day 4: 25 miles. 1 mi past Kenosha Pass to stunning tent spot with view and bench at mi 97.7 (elev. 10,034 ft). Phew. The cumulative...


CT Day 3: 25 miles. Random spot at mile 47.1 (elev. 10,526 ft) to 1 mile past Kenosha Pass
We got an early start and realized pretty quickly that we basically camped at the summit. There was a little stream just past where we...


CT Day 2: 26 miles. County Rd 126 to random spot at mile 47.1 (elev. 10,526 ft)
Today was a day of mishaps that kept us humbled. Day 1 was such a fantastic day because we never got caught in horrible heat in the...
















