From the monthly archives:

August 2009

trail journal day three

August 31, 2009

August 6 I’m upstairs at my parents’ condo in Breckenridge. We’re supposed to wake up in about eight hours. Things are finally happening. Today I did a lot of reading in the guidebook to consider alternate routes and side trips. My initial thoughts are: summit Mt. Elbert, take the Hope Pass alternate route, then connect [...]

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trail journal day two

August 31, 2009

August 5 No more driving for a few weeks. Back-to-back nine-hour days are tough, but I made it to Durango. Things are still going according to plan–I even heard from Angel Apple about helping me resupply near North Pass. Trail angels are amazing. I’m ready to start. I think my dad is too. He seems [...]

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leadville 100

August 30, 2009

While I was hiking down from the shoulder of Mt. Elbert to Twin Lakes, I ran into Louis Quiggle. He and his wife, Rosalind, are among the best bridge players of all time. He’s 69, and he ran this year’s Leadville 100. Based on unofficial results, I don’t think he finished. This was his fourth [...]

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hiking with llamas

August 29, 2009

It would be a totally different trip, but I could see doing something like this one day, maybe down the road when I have kids. Man, the pictures and the map make me really miss Colorado. I saw two groups of guys on horses while I was on the Colorado Trail. There was also lots [...]

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hikeyeah is on twitter

August 29, 2009

Go ahead and follow me at twitter.com/hikeyeah. I’ll post links to articles I like as well as quick reflections on outdoorsy stuff I do.

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hike yeah podcast 13

August 28, 2009

Alex and Sabrina talk about preparations from his Colorado trip.

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trail journal day one

August 28, 2009

August 4 I’m not on the trail. I’m not even in the wilderness. After nine hours of driving and a tummy ache, I decided to find a motel. So here I am at the Budget Inn in Burley, ID. During the drive I listened to a lot of NPR and about four CDs. And I [...]

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itchy feet

August 26, 2009

I’m off the trail, my leg is about 85%, and I really want to get back outside. I’ll wait a little longer before I do anything serious, but in the meantime I can plan some trips. One area that I’ve been looking at for two or three years is Goat Rocks in Washington. The Pacific [...]

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we’ll go round in circles

August 25, 2009

With countless thousands of Americans hitting the hiking trails this month for one last summer adventure, it is a sure bet that some of them will get lost along the way. Those fortunate enough to make it back may be convinced that they spent hours walking in circles. Scientists in Germany reported Thursday that this [...]

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michael and taylor’s colorado climbing calamity

August 24, 2009

You remember my guests from podcasts 10 and 11, right? Michael and Taylor are law students who climbed all the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado a few years back. They sent me lots of cool stuff that I didn’t get a chance to post here before I left on my adventure. Here’s an email Michael [...]

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