On A Limb with Claudia

We leave in a few hours to rejoin the trail. It snowed last night in the high country, so it will be interesting.  We have been able to refine our gear (again!) and also received more inspiration from Andy Skurka.  We will hike for the next couple of weeks, then join our friends in South [...]

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We were hiking in the Buffalo Creek Fire Zone, exhausted, and looking for a tent site. We finally find this place, in a wash, under a widowmaker - sigh - but we simply couldn’t go any father.
Low and behold, there is an entire, intact human skelton there. Some of it is scattered. [...]

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It’s been hard… Ok really hard. Every day we are both confronted with our own demons. His sound like “What’s the point?” and mine sound like “no matter how hard I try, I am just not going to be able to do this”. But here we are 80 miles later.
We aren’t going [...]

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To the tune of Green Acres theme song:
He says:
“Colorado Trail is the place for me,
Mountain Living is the life for me,
Backpacking from Denver to Durango!
Keep Denver just give me that mountianside.”
I say:
“At home is where I’d rather stay,
I do not think I can live that way,
I just enjoy an indie band show,
Darling I love you [...]

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Only 482 miles to go! This tiny map reflects how I feel…..

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It’s going to happen in a few days. I am going to walk away from the Open Grove for the first time in 5 years. I haven’t left it alone for more than a few days since it’s inception in January 2001.
I am walking from one end of Colorado to the other on the Colorado [...]

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I read this article about marriage advice and wondered what happened to the 40 years olds. It’s a little unbelievable that we are receiving marital advice from people who are married less than 10 years. What about the 7 years itch?
Or there aren’t very many married people over the age of 40. [...]

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My birthday means:

Watch out Donald Trump! You’ve got a head for business and money. You’ll make it rich some day, even if you haven’t figured out how yet. A supreme individualist, you shouldn’t get stuck in a corporate job. Instead, make your own way - so that you can be the boss.
Your [...]

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I don’t think there’s anything to add to this article (Singers who can’t sing) except maybe why do they have record contracts? Better yet, why do people buy their albums, watch their videos and pay to see them in concert? It’s unbelievable!

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