When I got back on the trail in 2002, less than a week after being laid off from my job, Colorado was having its worst drought in hundreds of years. Despite that fact, finding water was never a problem.
Colorado Trail Thru-Hike: Denver to Tennessee Pass: August, 1998 Tennessee Pass to Durango: August, 2002
Yeah, I wish I had written up some journals from this trek.
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Somewhere near Buffalo Creek |
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On the Ten Mile range near Copper Mountain |
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Sunset at the top of Guller Creek / Searle Pass |
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Alpenglow below Mt. Yale |
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Sunset at Long Branch Baldy near Monarch Pass |
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Above Elk Creek. The drought of 2002 made it look like
the surface of the moon When I got back on the trail in 2002, less than a week after being laid off from my job, Colorado was having its worst drought in hundreds of years. Despite that fact, finding water was never a problem. |
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Creede Fire Department |
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Camping on the summit of San Louis Peak, 14,014 feet |
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Resupplied and ready to go with four days of food in Silverton |
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Camping on Indian Ridge near Durango |
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Foxtrot (also from the AT Class of 1997!) |
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Les and Spencer. Met them near Creede, and we finished the trail together. |
All Photos Copyright© 2005 Andrew Linger