Category Archives: American Discovery Trail

Day 118 – 9/19/11 CR 381 to Georgetown

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Distance = 3 Miles; People Met = 11 Because we descended so low in trying to find a suitable tent spot we had a very short day into Georgetown.  In essence we had a rest day for our 25th anniversary.  … Continue reading

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Day 117 – 9/18/11 Keystone to CR 381 (almost)

Distance = 21 Miles; People Met = 4

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Day 116 – 9/17/11 Dillon to Keystone

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Distance = 7 Miles; People Met = 21 The weather today was almost as bad as two days ago.  Fortunately, I originally scheduled low mileages through here, on what was supposed to be the “vacation” part of our journey.  We … Continue reading

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Day 115 – 9/16/11 Frisco to Dillon

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Distance = 5 Miles; People Met = 5 Today was the yin and yang of people, and I’m actually not including the “yang” in my tally.  Before getting back on the trail we wanted to do some computer/Internet work.  We … Continue reading

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Day 113-114 – 9/14-15/11 BLM CG to Frisco

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Distance = 26 Miles; People Met = 24 Gloomy skies were above us the whole day as we hike on CO 91 to Copper Mountain.  There was a massive road construction project going on with very long waits for vehicles.  … Continue reading

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Day 112 – 9/13/11 Leadville to BLM CG on CO 91

Distance = 6 Miles; People Met = 3 Before we left Leadville we had the opportunity to partake in a community meal at St. George Episcopal Church.  We then sat down with Ali Lufkin, Lynnette Coffey and Mayor Bud Elliott … Continue reading

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Day 111 – 9/12/11 Leadville Rest Day

People Met = 2 A lot happened for only meeting 2 people on a rest day.  We spent the night at a house owned by John Nicholas.  John left his heating and air conditioning business near the front range in … Continue reading

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Day 109-110 – 9/10-11/11 Graham Gulch to Leadville

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Distance = 36 Miles; People Met = 27 What a difference a day makes!  We stopped short at Graham Gulch because the cross-country work at the end of the day was too exhausting, with knee shocking descents and bushwhacking through … Continue reading

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Day 108 – 9/9/11 Goodwin Greene Hut to Graham Gulch

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Distance = 14 Miles; People Met = 2 We only met two people today, John and Sally on the Grizzly Lake Trail.  John used to work for NOLS, so that perhaps explains why we met them on a remote section … Continue reading

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Day 106-107 – 9/7-8/11 Crested Butte to Goodwin Green Cabin

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(Pictures to be added later) Distance = 23 Miles; People Met = 15 Two things about these two days:  we keep meeting people even in remote places and we seemed to keep going uphill as we approached the Continental Divide. … Continue reading

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