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Day One: Getting Started Note: All elevation and mileages are approximate. August 19: Denver to Bear Butte State Park Miles hiked: 5.3 Elevation gain: 1,654 feet While Emily began her training in the Omaha heat, I started poring … [Continue reading]
Day Two: Overdoing It August 20: Bear Butte Reservoir to campsite above Bulldog Gulch Miles: 17 Elevation gain: 2,500 feet As usual when I’m starting a hike, my sleep was erratic. I finally gave up around 5:30 a.m. and started my … [Continue reading]
Day Three: Water, Water Everywhere August 21: Campsite above Bulldog Gulch to Dalton Lake Miles: 20 Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Counting the nap, I must have slept well over 12 hours by the time I woke around 5:30 a.m. But in my efforts … [Continue reading]
Day Four: Civilization x 2 August 22: Dalton Lake to Whispering Pines Campground Miles: 19.7 Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Eager to get on with my anticipated day of dodging ORVs, I was walking by 6 a.m. The air was chilly, so I started … [Continue reading]
Day Five: Jungle, meadow, lake, mountain August 23: Whispering Pines Campground to campsite south of Sheridan Lake Miles: 21.5 Elevation gain: 4,100 It was cloudy, humid and warm when I woke before dawn at Whispering Pines. I was back … [Continue reading]