Riding horses on the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango – a 500 mile long distance thru-ride horseback. This is our daily Colorado Trail blog. The team consisted of 5 riders and 6 horses. We completed the trail in July of 2017.
Reflections from our 2017 Colorado Trail Sitting and reminiscing. I learned a lot on the Colorado Trail. In this picture, we had just rode over the Continental Divide descending down into this beautiful meadow. It was so pretty there! We set up camp, and the horses had so much grass to graze on for the …
July 25, 2017 Today, we took a zero day. The day before had been rough, and we all needed a good day of rest. We went into Silverton, CO that morning for breakfast. It is something so simple, but I was really excited about eating something other than oatmeal for breakfast (which we have had …
July 24, 2017 We woke up early today to head out on Segment 24 of the Colorado Trail. Colorado Trail: Segment 24 I want to start off saying that Segment 24 is by far the most beautiful segment we have ridden. The trail itself is very difficult. In fact, it seems that most equestrians avoid …
July 23, 2017 This morning was very cold! There was frost on the ground, and it probably did not help that I had to put on wet socks and shoes. The hail storm we got caught in the day before left everything soaked! To stay warm, you keep moving. So we quickly packed up camp, …
July 22, 2017 Oh man. How do I start talking about this day? Today was supposed to be that magical day we made it to the high point. Stop and pose to take a memorable photo. Take in the views. But the universe had a different plan for us. We started off the day as …
July 21, 2017 We had an early morning start today to make sure we got across Snow Mesa and back to the treeline before any potential thunderstorms rolled in. Once again, the trail offered amazing views throughout the whole day. Colorado Trail: Segment 21 Continuing along Segment 21 from where we left of the day …
July 20, 2017 It is our 20th day on trail and we are looking at the final stretch of our ride – the last eight segments of the Colorado Trail. The last segments stay high in elevation as we make our way down trail in the San Juan Mountains. It is known to be colder, …
July 19, 2017 Today, we got the chance to do a short day. Short day as in less than 15 miles. The morning was absolutely beautiful watching the sunrise as we packed up camp! I made sure to pull out my phone for some pictures. Colorado Trail: Segment 19 Segment 19 of the Colorado Trail …
July 18, 2017 Yesterday ended with a bit of confusion. Though we found a great place to camp at, the mileage and the location we ended up at did not add up. We were still unsure about if we were on the actual Colorado Trail or not. According to the databook, there was a cattle …
July 17, 2017 This morning our goal for the day was to ride more than 20 miles from Baldy Lake in Segment 17 to the end of Segment 18… but plans change. Devan’s father had gotten in touch with us to ask us to please SLOW down. He was coming to Colorado soon to support …