Day 2 On The Colorado Trail
Today I finished Segment 1 and hiked several miles into Segment 2, this morning I started hiking at Lenny's Rest (Mile 7.9, Seg 1), Filtered my first few litres of water at bear creek, past Leaning Rocks and the high point in Segment 1 both with great views! After the high point in Segment 1 the trail drops down to the Gudy Gaskill bridge, which is the end of Segment 1 and the beginning of Segment 2 hiking thru the big burn area is really nice with lots of wild flowers but there is no shade so it gets to be pretty hot in the mid day sun. These are the day to day videos of my 46 day thru-hike of the Colorado Trail in 2014 including the Collegiate Peaks Loop,(East and West). The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for 486 miles (782 km) from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango Colorado. The Trail is divided into 28 segments and 5 segments that make up the Collegiate West which runs for 80 Miles, Its highest point is 13,271 feet above sea level, and most of the trail is above 10,000 feet. It is often considered one of the most beautiful trail mile for mile in the United States. I was new to thru hiking and didn't have any of the proper equipment, so I researched all the gear I’d need, trained really hard and completed the trail with no big issues at all. I researched the trail and couldn't find any detailed videos on what the water sources look like, where to resupply, the weather, campsites and how the terrain changes so much in a day. I made it my goal to capture the trail and my experience on it, in hopes that it will inspire others to get out and explore their own trail just like i got inspired by other people's thru hiking videos. This is the largest group of videos about the Colorado Trail, and will be a great resource for anyone planning a trip on the Colorado Trail. Hope these videos help you with planning your adventure on the Colorado Trail. Thanks for Watching! Previous Video • Day 1 On The Colorado Trail Next Video • Day 3 On The Colorado Trail Follow me on my Adventures / hurlgoathiker Links to my Playlists of the Colorado Trail Day by Day Videos (44 Videos) • Day 1 On The Colorado Trail Segment by Segment Videos (35 Videos) • The Colorado Trail : Video Time Lapse : Se... Here are some of the resources used to help plan the trip: http://www.coloradotrail.org http://www.colorado.com/articles/hiki... http://www.pmags.com/colorado-trail-e... http://www.downthetrail.com/hiking-th... / coloradotrailfoundation http://rawahranger.com/2015/01/colora... Follow along in your data book or guide book. 0:32 - Great views this morning 1:18 - First campsite on the CT 1:52 - Lenny`s Rest 6:08 - Campsites at Bear Creek 8:10 - Cross Bear Creek 15:38 - Views from Leaning Rocks 18:13 - High Point In Segment 1 with a good view of the big burn area in Segment 2 22:27 - Campsites before finishing Segment 1 23:10 - * END OF SEGMENT 1, BEGINNING OF SEGMENT 2 * 23:14 - Crossing The Gudy Gaskill Bridge 25:24 - Abandoned Quartz Mine 28:46 - My Campsite on Day 2
