Author Archives: Deserrae Potts

Miles Hiked: 25.5 Total Milage: 1275.9 Location: Sargents Mesa This morning I woke up before 6am. 12 pack cooked us the rest of the eggs for breakfast and we got packed up and ready to hit the trail. Maddie and Max hitched out before us and 12 pack and I got a ride around 7amContinueContinue reading “Day 79: Lucky Day!”

Miles Hiked: 10.5 Total Milage: 1250.4 Location: Butterfly House This morning 12 pack and I both failed to wake up at 6am. I remember opening my eyes at 7am and making eye contact with 12 pack in the cot across the room and we both instantly fell back asleep. After how crazy this last stretchContinueContinue reading “Day 78: Monarch Crest and Butterfly House”

Miles Hiked: 23.7 Total Milage: 1239.9 Location: Butterfly House This morning I woke up to my alarm at 4am. I laid in my sleeping bag until 4:15 and then I got ready as quickly as I could because it was so cold. I got an early start on the day because I knew that thereContinueContinue reading “Day 77: No Breaks”

Miles Hiked: 19.7 Total Milage: 1216.2 Location: Mineral Basin This morning I woke up around 5am. I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag because everything was soaking wet and cold but I knew the faster I got it over with the better. I set my alarm again for 5:45 am and toldContinueContinue reading “Day 76: Safe in the Valley”

Miles Hiked: ZERO!!! Total Milage: 1173.5 Location: Leadville, Colorado This morning I woke up earlier than I expected. My body is just so used to waking up at 5:30 that 6:30 is sleeping in for me now. Luke and I went to get breakfast down in the hotel lobby before starting the day. The firstContinueContinue reading “Day 74: Leadville, Colorado”

Miles Hiked: 23.1 Total Milage: 1173.5 This morning I woke up at 5:30 and and quietly packed up to leave at 6am. Everyone else was awake and also packing when I left. I started the day by descending from Bear Lake. It was a nice couple of warm up miles to the bottom of theContinueContinue reading “Day 73: Surprise Visit!”

Miles Hiked: 28.1 Total Milage: 1150.4 Location: Bear Lake This morning I woke up around 5am and relaxed until 5:30. I slowly and quietly packed up my things and was the first person to leave camp around 6am. I love being the first one on the trail in the morning. I absolutely love hiking aloneContinueContinue reading “Day 72: Mount of the Holy Cross Wilderness”

Miles Hiked: 19.4 Total Milage: 112.3 Location: Copper Mountain, CO This morning I woke up feeling very well rested and ready to hike. I honestly wanted to spend more time in town but I knew if I stayed there too long the day would drag on in a bad way. I took the 8:30am busContinueContinue reading “Day 71: Copper Mountain”

Miles Hiked: 2.5 Total Milage: 1002.9 Location: Snowshoe Motel, Frisco Colorado This morning I work up around 6am. I relaxed for a little bit until I was so bored I decided to pack up my things and hike the 2.5 miles to town. I’m glad that the buses run early in the morning and everyContinueContinue reading “Day 70: Frisco”

Miles Hiked: 16 Total Milage: 1089.4 Location: Silverthorne, CO This morning I woke up at 5:30 am and starting hiking by 6am. We knew we would reach the top of a 14er about 12 miles into the day, so we wanted to start hiking early to allow some time for breaks. I hiked out withContinueContinue reading “Day 68: Gray’s Peak”

Miles Hiked: 11 Total Milage: 1100.4 Location: Hippo Trail Junction ** I wrote a post for day 68 but I have no idea what happened to it 😦 *** I’ll have to take time to re write it but for the sake of getting things published here is day 59!** This morning I woke upContinueContinue reading “Day 69: Hippo Trail”

Miles Hiked: 19.2 Total Milage: 1073.4 Location: Near Highway 70 This morning we all woke up at Alicia’s house around 5:30am. I got some amazing sleep on a comfy floor mattress next to one of the dogs and I didn’t want to get up and leave. I’ve been so exhausted lately its been hard toContinueContinue reading “Day 67: Sketchiness”

Miles Hiked: 15.4 Total Milage: 1054.2 Location: Winter Park, CO This morning I woke up in our awesome campsite to a great sunrise. None of my things got wet from dew last night which was awesome. I didn’t sleep well and I had a headache when I woke up. The first thing we did todayContinueContinue reading “Day 66: 13k Twice in One Day!”

Miles Hiked: 16.5 Total Milage: 1038.8 Location: Rogers Pass This morning I woke up around 5am. I started the day by making some hot tea and doing my stretches. I love when I have some extra time to do this in the morning! I ended up hiking out of camp before hummingbird and 12 PackContinueContinue reading “Day 65: Hellacious Blow Downs!”