1. Horned Lizard

    Published on May 25, 2017

  2. San Jacinto Peak

    Published on May 24, 2017
  3. Being dorks on top of Mt. San Jacinto

    All we have is time

    Published on May 20, 2017

  4. Idylwild Burn Closure

    Published on May 20, 2017

  5. Ninja Tortise

    Published on May 20, 2017

  6. Water Cache

    Published on May 20, 2017

  7. Orange Cactus Blooms

    Published on May 20, 2017

  8. Rebecca and Ragnar

    Published on May 20, 2017

  9. Happy Dogs

    Published on May 20, 2017

  10. Right of Way

    Published on May 20, 2017

  11. Warner Springs Resupply

    Published on May 20, 2017

  12. Eagle Rock

    Published on May 20, 2017

  13. Beating the Storm

    Published on May 20, 2017
  14. Honeybuns’ birthday party in Idyllwild

    Honeybuns’ birthday in Idyllwild

    Published on May 19, 2017

  15. Making Dinner

    Published on May 10, 2017

  16. Cactuses in Bloom

    Published on May 10, 2017

  17. Dog Friend

    Published on May 10, 2017

  18. Siesta

    Published on May 9, 2017

  19. Knock and Banana Pants

    Published on May 9, 2017

  20. I can see for miles and miles

    Published on May 9, 2017

  21. Early Start

    Published on May 8, 2017

  22. Majestic Corvid

    Published on May 8, 2017

  23. Look at this tree!

    Published on May 8, 2017

  24. Desert Views

    Published on May 8, 2017

  25. Mount Laguna

    Published on May 8, 2017

  26. AJ into Mount Laguna

    Published on May 8, 2017

  27. Sand Scooters

    Published on May 8, 2017

  28. Umbrellas in the sun

    Published on May 7, 2017
  29. Honeybuns, Hikeclopedia and Perfect Pitch

    New friends and snow in the desert

    Published on May 7, 2017

  30. Coyote and Nicole

    Published on May 7, 2017

  31. Chain link and barbed wire

    Published on May 7, 2017

  32. Buckman Springs Bridge

    Published on May 7, 2017

  33. Lake Morena

    Published on May 7, 2017

  34. Burn Segments

    Published on May 7, 2017

  35. PCT Day 1

    Published on May 7, 2017

  36. First 3 Miles

    Published on May 7, 2017

  37. Feets

    Published on May 6, 2017

  38. Outside Mount Laguna

    Published on May 5, 2017

  39. Pacific Crest Trail Southern Terminus

    Published on May 2, 2017

  40. Honeybuns at Scout and Frodo’s

    Published on May 1, 2017

  41. Tony

    Published on May 1, 2017

  42. Twin Lakes Aspen

    Published on April 29, 2017

  43. Hiker Album Cover

    Published on April 28, 2017

  44. Clear Cut Forest

    Published on April 27, 2017

  45. Knock on Snow

    Published on April 22, 2017

  46. CDT + CT Markers

    Published on April 20, 2017

  47. Honeybuns

    Published on April 19, 2017

  48. Continental Divide

    Published on April 18, 2017

  49. Heading Home

    Published on April 16, 2017

  50. Lighting Tree

    Published on April 16, 2017
  51. Photo may contain: Plant, Nature, Outdoors, Abies, Fir, Tree

    Wildflower

    Published on April 16, 2017

  52. San Juan Wildflowers

    Published on April 15, 2017

  53. Not pictured: sheep

    Published on April 15, 2017

  54. Knock and Laura

    Published on April 15, 2017

  55. Creek or waterall?

    Published on April 14, 2017

  56. Segment 26

    Published on April 14, 2017

  57. Columbine flowers

    Published on April 14, 2017

  58. Red and Green Mountains

    Published on April 13, 2017

  59. Colorado Night Sky

    Published on April 13, 2017

  60. Indian Trail Ridge

    Published on April 13, 2017

  61. Taylor Lake

    Published on April 12, 2017

  62. Morning View

    Published on April 12, 2017

  63. Hailstorm

    Published on April 12, 2017

  64. Dinner Spread

    Published on April 11, 2017

  65. Gudy’s Rest

    Published on April 11, 2017

  66. Black Slug

    Published on April 10, 2017

  67. Suddenly, Durango

    Published on April 10, 2017

  68. Snow Mesa Thunderstorm

    Published on April 9, 2017

  69. Pine Beetle Epidemic

    Published on April 9, 2017
  70. Can you find the pika hiding in the rocks? It’s easier when you can hear them squeaking and running around gathering flowers.

    Find the Pika

    Published on April 8, 2017
  71. While trudging through overgrown shrubbery covering the trail, we ran into a beautiful bull moose chomping away.

    Bull Moose

    Published on April 8, 2017

  72. Storm Pitch

    Published on April 7, 2017

  73. White-lined Sphinx

    Published on April 7, 2017
  74. The CT follows alongside, and eventually across the winding Cochetopa Creek. Lots of cows hanging out along the creek too, enjoying the fresh greens.

    Cochetopa Creek

    Published on April 5, 2017
  75. A cow herd grazing very majestically in Segment 19.

    Majestic Cows

    Published on April 5, 2017
  76. Two crows hanging out above an aspen grove.

    Crows

    Published on April 4, 2017
  77. Knock chats with some cows wandering around our camp.

    Cow Chats

    Published on April 4, 2017
  78. A totally innocuous sign on a tiny fenced off area of the prairie.

    Not ominous at all

    Published on April 3, 2017
  79. Probably the longest view of the trail ahead we had on the CT. Some where ahead of us is a group on horseback. Even crazier, we’d heard there was trail magic hiding further ahead, and we found it!

    Colorado Prairie

    Published on April 3, 2017
  80. Us: Tree, let go of that trail marker. Tree: No! (August 2, 2016)

    Colorado Trail Marker

    Published on April 2, 2017
  81. Thru hiking frequently isn’t glamorous. One of the lowlights of the Colorado Trail was walking through cattle pastures, on a path that was also frequented by horses. So yeah… there was a lot of poop. Oh, and sometimes, your water source is right in the middle of that cow patty filled pasture! Yay for water filters. (August 2, 2016)

    Cow Paths

    Published on April 1, 2017
  82. Certain sections of the CT are popular with equestrians too. We criss crossed with a large group one day, and caught up with their surprisingly large camp the next morning. (August 2, 2016)

    Horses

    Published on March 31, 2017
  83. At the end of the Collegiate West, we met back up with the Colorado Trail in Segment 15. We were really happy we took the advice to do the West instead of Collegiate East - thoroughly amazing views the whole way, but could since it’s so high in elevation, could be really nasty without good weather. (July 31, 2016)

    Collegiate West Complete

    Published on March 30, 2017
  84. Buckets, Gil and Knock taking a break after a climb. The elevation here is around 12,500 feet, near where the Continental Divide crosses the CT in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Buckets, Gil and Knock taking a break after a climb

    Published on March 29, 2017
  85. Really glad we got more experience at high elevations above tree line in Coloroado! Expecting to see a lot more of this kind of environment on the PCT this summer. (July 30, 2016)

    Knock and Colorado

    Published on March 28, 2017
  86. Knock hiking just north of the Continental Divide in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 5

    Published on March 27, 2017
  87. Buckets and Gil hiking near Bald Mountain in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 30, 2016)

    Bald Mountain

    Published on March 25, 2017
  88. Camping with Buckets and Gil at Boss Lake in Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Boss Lake

    Published on March 24, 2017
  89. Knock shimmying across a closed bridge at the beginning of Segment 5 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Bridge Closed

    Published on February 16, 2017
  90. Gil, Buckets and Knock in Segment 4 of the Collegiate West. (July 29, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 4

    Published on February 15, 2017
  91. Knock hiking in Segment 4 of the Collegiate West with Gil and Buckets. We hiked alone for most of the CT, so we really enjoyed our days hiking with them! (July 29, 2016)

    Hikers Assemble

    Published on February 14, 2017
  92. Early on in Segment 3 of Collegiate West, we came across a sizable bit of snow, and I decided it would be fun to try and glissade down 10 feet or so. It was pretty fun, until I went over some rocks. Not pictured is the resulting gash on the outside of my thigh that we had to immediately improvise a bandage for. Six months later, I still have a pretty good scar there. (July 27, 2016)

    Glissade Incident

    Published on February 13, 2017
  93. Segment 3 of the Collegiate West was a day we’d been nervously anticipating for a while. It’s 15.9 miles long, and almost entirely above 12,000 feet. The whole thing is above tree line, so the only option is to do it all in go. Fortunately, we had great weather. Started with beautiful blue skies, and the clouds that did move in didn’t bring rain. Hiking above tree line is a weird thing. Bad weather moves in fast, so even when things look good, I’m nervous. But the sights and the beauty of it is incredible. Our only other experience being exposed for this long was the Presidential range on the White Mountains. A lot of days of hiking are forgotten or blend together, but these are two that I feel like I remember every hour of. (July 28, 2016)

    Collegiate West Segment 3

    Published on September 22, 2016
  94. Knock climbing up Cottonwood Pass. The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness ends in a broad alpine meadow, full of wildflowers. Cottonwood Pass is accessible by car, so I was a little surprised nobody else was hiking here on such a beautiful day. (July 27, 2016)

    Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

    Published on September 21, 2016
  95. Looking south from Lake Ann Pass, you can see Lake Ann nestled among the mountains.

    Lake Ann Pass

    Published on September 19, 2016
  96. My favorite wildflower we came across - skypilot! Ella told us about this flower so we’d been keeping an eye out for it. They only grow above 10,000 feet, and seem to be rarer than most of the wildflowers - we only saw them once on our hike. (July 26, 2016)

    Skypilot

    Published on September 17, 2016
  97. Knock traversing the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. We learned to try and get through any sections above tree line before 1 PM, since storms are more likely to roll in then. Gray skies all day make the “do we go over this pass now?” math more difficult.

    Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

    Published on September 8, 2016
  98. Tarp Camping

    Tarp Camping

    Published on September 7, 2016
  99. Collegiate Peak Wilderness

    Collegiate Peak Wilderness

    Published on September 6, 2016
  100. Hope Pass

    Hope Pass

    Published on September 4, 2016
  101. The Colorado Trail spends 8 miles or so circumnavigating Twin Lakes. A lot of it is road walking, but there are some cool sights, houses and yurts peppered along the way.

    Twin Lakes Yurt

    Published on September 3, 2016
  102. Knock rips apart our giant lump of homemade dried fruit to put in tortilla + peanut butter + trail mix dessert wraps for lunch. Note we are hiding under the tarp for lunch since there was a looming storm, and we weren’t excited to hike up Hope Pass in bad weather.

    Trail Lunch

    Published on September 2, 2016
  103. Sharing couscous with Nightmare and Pine Cone Mama in Twin Lakes.

    Twin Lakes Resuppy

    Published on September 1, 2016
  104. We took a side trail to climb Mount Elbert, and were treated to a wonderful view of Twin Lakes. Mount Elbert is the highest point in Colorado at 14,440 feet, and the second highest point in the continental US. We woke up at 5 AM to start the climb, and there were already dozens of people on their way up. It was our first 14er, and gave us some humbling perspective on altitude.

    Twin Lakes from Mount Elbert

    Published on August 31, 2016
  105. A hiker and his dog we met just south of the Tennessee Pass Trailhead. We leap frogged back and forth on the trail for a bit, and this dog just kept running between us, checking it out, veering off to check out some smells, then sprinting back to other person. Being a hiking dog sounds exhausting.

    Tennessee Pass Trailhead

    Published on August 30, 2016
  106. A ptarmigan chirps next to the trail, trying to distract us from her chicks. In the summer they are brown to match the rocks, and moult to white in the winter to match the snow.

    Ptarmigan

    Published on August 29, 2016
  107. Abandoned bunkers at Camp Hale, where the 10th Mountain Division trained during World War II. Note the warning sign for unexploded ordinances in the area.

    Camp Hale Bunkers

    Published on August 28, 2016
  108. Wildflowers and vistas seen coming down Kokomo Pass. Not pictured are the flies EVERYWHERE.

    Kokomo Pass

    Published on August 27, 2016
  109. Our first marmot sighting in Colorado! These little guys are common above timberline. They run around the rocks squeaking a lot, earning them the wonderful nickname “whistlepigs”.

    Marmot

    Published on August 26, 2016
  110. Janet’s cabin pokes from above the treeline on Searle Pass.

    Janet’s Cabin

    Published on August 24, 2016
  111. Knock climbing Searle Pass, near Copper Mountain.

    Climbing Searle Pass

    Published on August 24, 2016
  112. Hikers walking the switchbacks into Breckenridge.

    Breckenridge switchbacks

    Published on July 25, 2016
  113. A moose grazing in the forest as we approach Breckenridge.

    Moose!

    Published on July 24, 2016
  114. A stretch of trail in Segment 6 where trees have been clear cut due to the pine beetle epidemic.

    Pine beetles

    Published on July 24, 2016
  115. Cute (creepy?) gnomes someone has decorated the trail with on Segment 6.

    Gnomes

    Published on July 24, 2016
  116. Part of our new gear is a two person net tent from Yama Mountain Gear - lightweight and helps keeps the mosquitos away.

    Yama Net Tent

    Published on July 24, 2016
  117. Knock at Kenosha Pass - our first venture above treeline on the Colorado Trail.

    Kenosha Pass

    Published on July 23, 2016

  118. Wildflowers!

    Published on July 23, 2016
  119. Cattle grazing in a six mile stretch of meadow in Segment 4.

    Segment 4 - Cattle

    Published on July 23, 2016
  120. Aspens in Segment 3

    First Aspen Grove

    Published on July 23, 2016