Day #57-A morning angel and battling for miles.Miles hiked: 25.1

I overslept a bit this morning after spending all night trying not to slide off my pad, but it also allowed me to have some sweet company on the first 3k ft climb of the day. I met an older guy out summiting the same peak and got to talk about skiing the entire climb. After weeks of hiking mostly alone, the company was so so sweet.

I don’t really care who does and does not believe in angels, but I think Lamar was one. Even though I’ll never see you again, thanks for the conversation. 

Up next was some of the harder miles of Colorado. My feet and ankles got beat up by tallus, then soaked by snow, then re-blistered as I made another 3k ft climb up to James Peak.

However, there is hope as this is the last time on this trail that I’ll climb over 13k ft. It’s been fun, but I’m looking foreword to more oxygen.

What was suposed to be a “flat” rest of the day was covered in my favorite substance…snow. So much for making miles today, but c’est la vie and this trail isn’t suposed to be easy.

It’s going to be a push to finish out my miles to the post office before it closes at 4 tomorrow, but I’m up for the challenge. 

Goodnight from a wildfire (smoke from Arizona) sunset.