Day #31-Colorado Rocky Mountain High. Miles hiked: 22.1

The smoke cleared out and we decided to make our way into the mountains again today. Given the fire closures, we decided to hike 14 miles of road up to Cumbres Pass since we didn’t actually get to that spot on foot. As far as road walks go, it was beautiful!

Ten miles into the road, we finally left New Mexico and entered Colorado. After a month of desert, what an exciting moment!

With fresh battery from town, I definitely cranked up some John Denver shortly after this.

Once on trail, CO made it clear that it was a new world. The wind was whipping across the ridges and there were snow melt streams and huge drifts everywhere. However, I’ve wanted to hike in CO my whole life so here’s my chance!

Goodnight from a cowboy camp just below tree line.