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Days Thirteen to Fourteen: Up with People! August 30-September 1: Crawford, Nebraska Miles: 8 (plus uncounted town miles) Elevation gain: 1,000 feet (going up and down the hill to motel) The next day, Saturday, Aug. 31, I had ambitions … [Continue reading]
Day Fifteen: Replay September 2: Toadstool Geologic Park to Cottonwood Road Miles: 12 Elevation gain: 1,000 feet Three phone alarms went off at 5 a.m. the next morning and we rose in the dark, reminding me of the dim and distant days … [Continue reading]
Day Sixteen: Pine Ridge September 3: Crawford to campsite on Pine Ridge Trail Miles: 12 Elevation gain: 1,500 feet I woke at 4:30 a.m., just before the birds, as I often do on trail. Ten minutes later, I heard Emily emerge from her … [Continue reading]
Day Seventeen: Alone Again September 4: Pine Ridge Trail to Hough Road (walking); Lake Minatare (yellow-blazing) Miles: 6 Elevation gain: 500 feet The wind was still insistent when I gave up on sleeping and started organizing my gear … [Continue reading]
Day Eighteen: End of the Trail September 5-6: Lake Minatare to Scottsbluff National Monument; Scottsbluff Miles: 21.5 (including walk back into town) Elevation gain: 200 feet I woke early and headed off around the western end of Lake … [Continue reading]