Grand Lake - Steam Boat Springs

So here I sit in the library in Steam Boat Springs. Trying to catch up with photos and making an attempt to actually make a live current post. It has been extremely hard to keep up as we move up the trail. And unfortunately I can't get photos uploaded to these computers. It won't recognize my picasa web album sign in.

We are at our last town in Colorado! It looks like we have 50 sum miles to the Wyoming state line.

Colorado has been amazing. A real beast however to hike through. Huge climbs day after day for almost 7 weeks. A bit exhausting.

 We are looking forward to leaving the mountains for awhile as we approach the Great Basin of Wyoming.   A bit of a break from the strenuous high rockies of Colorado. This is a section were we can make bigger miles like 35-40 a day and make some headway with time hopefully. Still a real challenge in other respects though. Extreme heat with no shade coverage, potential high winds and lack of water sources. And miles of flat endless dirt roads. A real treat like a hidden gem!

We are really starting to feel the time crunch for finishing the trail at the Canadian boarder by late September.

It becomes a bit daunting at this point when we haven't quite reached the half way point either. July 27 will be 3 months already and we have only 2 months to finish.

VD