Hiking the Colorado Trail

It seems that about every 5 years I set a personal goal to achieve during my lifetime. 5 years ago it was to do a supported 5-day, 430+ mile bike ride through the mountains of Colorado ... a ride called "Ride the Rockies". I bought a new bike in November and really began training in earnest in February for the ride that took place the last week of June. Neither snow, rain, sleet, hail or even temperatures rising near 100 degrees could stop my son-in-law, brother-in-law and I from this trek. My husband, Richard, provided invaluable support, driving our motorhome to the next town and meeting us at the finish line each day.



Well...

it's time to set a new goal and this time it is to hike the Colorado Trail during the summer of 2010.







The Colorado Trail is Colorado’s premier long distance trail. Stretching almost 500 miles from Denver to Durango, it travels through the spectacular Colorado Rocky Mountains amongst peaks with lakes, creeks and diverse ecosystems. Trail guide books say that users experience six wilderness areas and eight mountain ranges topping out at 13,334 feet. I've hiked partial sections before, but this time I want to see the whole thing.



My blog will chronicle my preparation for this trip, as well as a daily journal of the trip itself. I plan to include discussions of hikes used during the prep stages, equipment being tried and ultimately used, meals & other topics regarding nutrition, and who knows what else.



I guess it is for this reason that my "handle" on this class website is known as Adventure_Grandma.