There’s great value in training for the CT, especially for longer excursions. We have learned this through our own experiences and communicating with many Trail travelers. Training beforehand can prevent…
Bill ManningApril 14, 2020
Posted February 18, 2020, and this remains true every year... Suppose you’re planning to travel a lengthy distance on the CT this summer. When should you start? Our suggestion for…
Bill ManningFebruary 18, 2020
Posted July 29, 2019 - In Segment 24 of The Colorado Trail, there are acres of unavoidable avalanche debris. It will be there all Trail season. Hikers should each choose…
Bill ManningJuly 29, 2019
Posted March 12, 2019 THIS REMAINS TRUE EVERY YEAR - By Jerry Brown, Bear Creek Survey, March 2019: Last summer I accomplished my seventh thru of The Colorado Trail and…
Bill ManningMarch 12, 2019
Posted March 8, 2019 - Nearly all Colorado Trail travelers carry the CT Databook. Mile by mile it describes the route including the water sources that are so essential to…
Bill ManningMarch 8, 2019
Posted January 4, 2019 - Elevation Outdoors magazine, a newsprint magazine distributed for free, published "Over the Mountain There Are More Mountains" by Michael Henry. "When I finally glimpsed the…
Gary SprungJanuary 4, 2019
Very important during training for Colorado Trail trips, that you dial-in your shoes (and socks). Avoid blisters if you can; they make hiking much harder to enjoy. Find the right fit,…
Bill ManningMarch 8, 2016
TRAIL TIP TUESDAY...SNOWPACK FREE, WHEN..? No sure thing, but Colorado Trail experience gives us date guidance. Here's when different places on the CT might be 'snowpassable,' meaning not too arduous or hazardous:…
Bill ManningFebruary 23, 2016
