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One of my last days taking the #Kids to #School! Officially have a #Kindergartner and a #FirstGrader! #Snapchat #Fun #LoveThemLikeMyOwn #MyKiddos #StepMom #TacomaKidDropOff #Colorado #ColoradoKids #Instagramers #InstaColorado #LoveBugs
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Got some ink today, gonna be my last session for a while since my artist is moving @hetzeltyler #Trees #Colorado #ColoradoTattoos #NewBeginnings #NoMoreScars #Mountains #RockyMountains #TreeTattoos #StressRelief #AboveTheCloudsTattoo #ColoradoSleeve #MoreSessionsToCome
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Being ourselves, free, goofy, and jackasses is what makes true love real. #Camping #420 #Toyota #ToyotaTacoma #AspenTrees #FirstCampingTrip #ColoradoWild #BaileyColorado #Colorado #ColoradoNative #CabinFever #DeerCreek #BlueHairDontCare #Snapbacks #InstaColorado #ColoradoCamping #TrueLove #Fiance
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“Mom, can you help us build things” #Legos #Inventors #Kids #StepMom #LoveThemLikeMyOwn #Toys #Colorado #KidsOfInstagram
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#Backyards in #Colorado look like this! #DontFeedTheDeer #MuleDeer #Deer #Buck #Wildlife #ColoradoWildlife #Photography #ColoradoGram #InstaColorado #Coloradography #ColoradoLife #ColoradoDaily #PhotoOfTheDay #RockyMountains #ColoradoCameraClub #EnjoyTheLittleThings #Beautiful #Mountains #ColoradosFinest #Coloradical #Nature #WildColorado #ColoradoIsBeautiful #ColoradoNative #WanderLust #LoveTheLifeYouLive #Wanderer (at Divide, Colorado)
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#Halloween at the #StanleyHotel #EstesPark #RedRum #DressUp #Creepy #KingAndQueen #FrankSinatra #WitchCraft #Colorado #Instagramers #Photography #ColoradoGram #InstaColorado #Coloradography #ColoradoLife #ColoradoDaily #RockyMountains #ColoradoCameraClub #EnjoyTheLittleThings #Beautiful #Mountains #Coloradical #Nature #WildColorado #ColoradoIsBeautiful #ColoradoNative #WanderLust #LoveTheLifeYouLive #Wanderer
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#Coors #CoorsBreweryTour #MoreBeerPlease #GoldenColorado #FreeBeer #Colorado #Instagramers #InstaDaily #Photography #ColoradoGram #InstaColorado #Coloradography #ColoradoLife #ColoradoDaily #RockyMountains #ColoradoCameraClub #EnjoyTheLittleThings #Beautiful #Mountains #ColoradosFinest #Coloradical #Nature #WildColorado #ColoradoIsBeautiful #ColoradoNative #WanderLust #LoveTheLifeYouLive #Wanderer
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Random last minute #BlackSheep #Shows are the best. #ColoradoSprings #MetalHeads #Mosh #Hardcore #DateNight #Colorado #Instagramers #Photography #ColoradoGram #InstaColorado #Coloradography #ColoradoLife #ColoradoDaily #RockyMountains #ColoradoCameraClub #EnjoyTheLittleThings #Beautiful #Mountains #ColoradosFinest #Coloradical #Nature #WildColorado #ColoradoIsBeautiful #ColoradoNative #WanderLust #LoveTheLifeYouLive #Wanderer
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Wish you were here.
Today marks day 100 since I hit the road. From the northeast to the southwest and all of the places in between, my laughs have gotten far too loud and my smiles show more teeth than they have any right to. I am so full.
To all of my friends, new and old: thank you.
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Looking for a White Wedding ? This family venue sleeps 18 and is absolute paradise ! #whitewedding #colorado #mooselodge #smallwedding #family #vowrenewal #nature #destinationwedding
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CT day 13 - zero miles
It worked out that we got to Buena Vista ahead of schedule, so we were able to take a full day off. Nate and I planned to sit around and watch movies and eat ice cream during our day off, but between resupplying at the grocery store, catching up on emails, checking in with family, doing laundry, packing for our trip after this, and backing up our photos, we didn’t get much time to relax. The good thing is that sleeping in an actual bed under a real shelter gave us good rest.
It’s interesting to go from the relative solitude & quiet of all day on the trail, to the busy distractions of normal life. Time seems to pass so quickly. People have a million things to do. On the trail there is nothing but walking. It’s so simple. After the chaos of the day, Nate and I were looking forward to getting back to the simplicity of trail life.
CT day 11 - 23.4 miles
We woke up early this morning feeling excited and motivated to meet Nates parents for breakfast! We heard they might be making breakfast tacos for us. So we booked it down the trail and met them in Twin Lakes where the trail crosses the highway.
I love this area of Colorado. Twin Lakes is beautiful and we’ve spent lots of time here. It’s sorta become a special place for me, so to hike through it was pretty amazing. Nate’s family made the whole spread—breakfast tacos, potatoes, fresh fruit, coffee, and Nate’s sister even brought homemade scones. It was amazing. We hung out with them for two hours before getting back on
The rest of the day seemed to fly by pretty quickly. Since the trail was relatively smoothly graded, we crushed miles fast. We passed by the day hikers complaining about the rocky trail, and past a few mountain bikers. As we approached Clear Creek, it started to storm. At one point the trail followed an access road for some power lines and when I saw lightning in the distance, I heard the power lines overhead buzz. It was very weird and creepy. We hiked quickly past them. We reached the ridge where the trees cleared to begin descending into Clear Creek and saw that there was a big front coming our way. We debated whether we should wait it out at the top where there were trees, or run down the exposed trail to lower ground. Neither
The storm passed and we hiked another mile and a half up the next ridge and camped in the trees. I had signal there so I FaceTimed my friend Wang who we hiked the PCT with. After
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CT Day 10 - 20 miles
After last night’s barrage of hail and thunder, we woke up exhausted. We pressed snooze several times before finally sitting up and beginning to organize our things for the day. I got out of the tent and saw that the entire valley was covered in thick fog and the peaks were gleaming with alpenglow. The calm after a crazy storm like the previous night can be so beautiful.
We hiked up and up, stepping on piles of hail from the night before. We were mentally & physically so tired. The steep uphills felt relentless. This section of trail is so stunning though. We walked by high alpine lakes flanked by big granite walls, walked on boulders and stepped over creeks. It all reminded me a lot of the high Sierra, specifically the area of Kings Canyon we walked through on the PCT.
The Colorado Trail, in general, seems a lot less crowded than the PCT was. Maybe it’s because there’s a bigger window of time to do it and not everyone has to hike at the same rate. On the CT you can go a full day without seeing anyone—in fact, we haven’t seen any CT hikers in a couple days. It’s interesting that way. Sometimes I wish we could make some friends
The day seemed to trudge on. We were so tired from yesterday’s long day, plus not sleeping through the night. We planned to do 22 miles, but couldn’t find the motivation to keep going once we hit 20 and found a good campsite. We set up our tent at the trailhead to Mount Massive. Tomorrow we’ll hike 7 miles to Twin Lakes where we’ll meet Nate’s parents for breakfast and we’ll pick up some food for the next few days. We’re so excited to see a familiar face! Then we’ll do another 15ish to get us closer to Buena Vista. We’re thinking if we hike fast we may actually be able to take a full zero in BV and still stay on schedule.
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Canyon Adventures
Morrison, CO
