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I thought I had outsmarted the tourists. Everyone else would have arrived early in the morning and would now be leaving Brainard Lake. I would sneak in around 1 p.m. on this clear sunny day and snag a parking spot. How wrong I was. Foiled Again As I neared the…
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Traffic as far as the eye could see. I wasn’t prepared for this. I expected traffic in Washington, DC, but not on I-70 in rural Colorado. Nevertheless, a line of cars and trucks were bumper to bumper east bound all the way up to the Eisenhower Tunnel. A Shortcut Gone…
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As we hit the 4-mile mark, the trail begins to level out. The forest becomes a bit more sparse, and the view open up. And the walk through the the thick subalpine forest, and the squishing through the occasional mud bog have all been worth it. A Walk in the…
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Descending the trail from Heart Lake late in the day, we kept running into backpackers. First a young couple, moving at a fast clip. Next, a woman who clearly struggled, greeting us with a wry smile on her face. “Is it much farther?” Old School Backpack All of them carried…
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