Green jacket, you’ve been good to me. We’ve been through a lot together, but it’s time to say goodbye. You just aren’t the same rain coat that I bought six years ago and I’ve found another, one that is better in the rain, is a lighter weight, and quite frankly, … Continue reading
Today is the last of my Colorado reminiscing and then it’s time to move on, get back to life and back to the current challenges which include things like Microbiology and cash flow statements. But today is about thinking back on all the truly magical parts of thru hiking the … Continue reading
In this article I am addressing our new improvements to our hiking gear and how they greatly improved our hike. There are a couple big motivators that made this happen that I’ll discuss along with how these geeky gear changes have led us to want to tweak the things we … Continue reading
The main goal of hiking the Colorado Trail was to prepare for the Continental Divide Trail, and I would say that we met expectations when it came to testing new gear and realizing what new gear we need to still research and purchase. The last few posts have been pretty … Continue reading
I thought about this post a lot while I was out hiking, as we were constantly evaluating our gear in terms of its functionality and weight, and always talking about ways to get lighter without losing much of that functionality. In the end, I think we could go lighter on … Continue reading
One of the big topics we’re repeatedly asked about regarding our long distance hiking trips has to do with animals, “What did you see?” and “Aren’t you scared of the wildlife out there?” So this article focuses on animals on the trail and how they impact our adventures. Are we … Continue reading
We have much to share regarding our hike of the 486 mile Colorado Trail. In this article, I will share some of the basics of what we did, when we did it, why we did it, and what we thought of it. There are so many stories to share from … Continue reading
Another reason we hiked the Colorado Trail was to test out a few new resupply strategies. In past hikes, we’ve simply resupplied from stores along the trail rather than send ourselves mail drops, and after resupplying from a gas station for the nth time on the AT last year, we … Continue reading
Sitting in a coffee shop in Boulder, I feel well-removed from the trail even though it’s only been a few days since we finished. I plan on putting up a few posts that are more review-type posts of the trail, our gear, our food and the towns along the way, … Continue reading
The month long break from Urbyville updates will soon come to an end. We have finished our 486 mile thru-hike of the Colorado Trail and I successfully survived the Leadville 100 mile “Race Across the Sky”. We have been without our computer and have been virtually disconnected from the world … Continue reading
As the Colorado Trail quickly approaches, we are nailing down the final details, loading up on chocolate, and preparing like we never have before. I have spreadsheets detailing the exact ounces of every single item in our pack, more spreadsheets with daily caloric values of the food we’ll carry, and … Continue reading
We have been bitten by the hiking bug again, and we’re not talking about ticks. As if this summer wasn’t jam-packed with enough exciting adventures, including two marathons, a 50 mile trail race, a 100 mile trail race, and two long trail runs of 36 and 93 miles, we have … Continue reading
