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In 2017 we returned to the Colorado Trail (CT), hiking from Molas Pass to Durango with help from our llama budies Grant and Drake. It went so well that we decided to hike the final sections, 23, 22, and 21 from Molas Pass to Spring Creek Pass in 2018. Drake was able to join us again, but Grant was sick, so Magellan took over and after two weeks of acclimation hiking, we started the trip on August 1.
We arrived at Spring Creek Pass on our 21st wedding anniversary, August 9, and then took 6 days to backtrack to our pickup point at the intersection of the Alpine Loop road and the Minnie Gulch road. The total trip lasted 15 days, total distance 90 miles, averaging 6 miles a day. Yes, that is slow when compared to most through-hikers, but that's how we like it: start late, end early.
Thanks to Redwood Llamas for their help, we could not have made this trip without them. These three sections are the highest 50 miles of the entire 484, most near or above 12,000 ft. We'll never forget our time on the CT, and plan to return for some shorter loops in the San Juan National Forest in coming years.
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