by Paty | Jul 17, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range
July 14-16, 2021 Start: Eugene, Oregon End: Lander, Wyoming Distance: 994 miles (+ an extra 60 miles to help out a CDT thru-hiker) Calling of this post “Day 0” is arguably a bit misleading. It didn’t take me just a single day of travel to Wyoming for this...
by Paty | Sep 4, 2021 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #43 Date Visited: September 2, 2021 Route Taken: North Elbert Trail – 8.8 miles miles round-trip from the trailhead. (NOTE: The trailhead was closed for construction when I visited in September 2021, so I had to park near...
by Paty | Oct 8, 2020 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #24 Date Visited: September 29 & October 7, 2020 (it took me two separate attempts!) Route Taken: Borah Peak Trail from the Borah Springs Campground – 8.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Streep, strenuous, with some...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2020 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #23 Date Visited: September 7, 2020 Route Taken: Unita Highline Trail #25 – 64 miles (one-way) as part of my 2020 UHT thru-hike Type of Terrain: High altitude trail up to Anderson Pass, followed by a steep, unmarked...
by Paty | Sep 12, 2020 | Gear, Rockies, Uinta Highline Trail
The Unita Highline Trail was the last of my summer thru-hikes for 2020. I’d already thru-hiked the Tahoe Rim Trail and North Umpqua Trail, so I pretty much had my gear dialed in for this adventure. Nonetheless, I did make some major additions and changes to the...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 8, 2020 Start Point: Tungsten Lake (Mile 70.6)End Point: Tungsten Lake (Mile 70.6)Distance Hiked: 0 miles When I left off last time, I was staring at my bright orange Garmin inReach Mini and contemplating whether to press the SOS button...