by Melanie McManus | Aug 21, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
And the craziness continues! Kim said she could shuttle me after all, getting me on the trail by noon. However, that would mean I wouldn’t reach Twin Lakes until Saturday, and I had some nonrefundable inn reservations. More importantly, the lodge cleaning staff told...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 22, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
Since I was shuttled last night from the CDT trailhead on the southern shores of Twin Lakes to the Twin Lakes Inn, I’d missed several miles of trail that run along the lakes’ northern side. So today, after a great breakfast at the inn, I first stopped next door at the...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 23, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
Before I left home, I had contacted a trail angel, Mike, who was supposed to pick me up from the east end of Twin Lakes yesterday. But, of course, Pieter and Liz dropped me off in town on Thursday night because of the water filter issue, and yesterday I did an...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 24, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
It was sort of hard to get back on the trail today, after slackpacking for two days and staying in the Twin Lakes Inn for three nights. Mike agreed to drop off Shroomer first, just a mile down the road. Then he took me back to the Mt. Massive Trailhead and I struck...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 25, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
I knew rain was predicted for most of this week, but I crossed my fingers that it would be light and fleeting, then struck out on the trail before 8 a.m., heading for Tennessee Pass. My biggest climb was right away, so I was glad to get that over. Around 10 a.m. or so...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 26, 2025 | Colorado, Continental Divide 2022 - ?, Trail Journals
I’ve said it many times, but you always have to be prepared to pivot when hiking a long-distance trail. That can be hard for Type-A people like me, who love to create itineraries and stick to them. But between the weather, the terrain and, now, my older age, you have...
