CT Week 3: Rescue del West Collegiate

Jumping from Collegiate West to Collegiate East

After spending all day at Collegiate West dealing with thunder as my constant partner, I made the decision to change to the University East East Route somewhat lower. The time prognosis of the storms throughout the day and the fact that the next 14 miles on the western route were more than 12,000 feet were the decisive factors in my exchange. The additional advantage of the Mounton Hot Springs, who approached east of the university just after the road, may also have played a role in my decision.

At 7 in the morning I was in a car with a good couple that goes from Cottonwood Pass to the East Collegiate. Unfortunately, my electrolyte bottle decided to open and empty in its leather seats, which I discreetly mop with my hat. If you are reading this, I’m very sorry.

At 2 pm, I entered Mount Princeton Resort, and after a little deliberation between a $ 5 or a $ 40 pass, I decided to go to a one -day pass. Budget Who? The main pool was so hot that I couldn’t stay for a long time. I took a lunch break that involved loading all my bear can upload a lot of stairs and eat at a picnic table in the parking lot, renouncing each and every one of the food sold in the convenience store. My will of will not to spend money had returned and ate rehydrated refritos beans sprayed with golden fish rolled in an omelet.

Collegiate East draws most of its intense climb before the road before the 306 highway, so I had cold land after making horsetop. I also cut some miles for me, so I was much closer to my only zero planned in The Butterfly House, a shelter based on out of exit. The land was so indulgent that I could arrive at the butterfly house the night before my zero after walking for a day of 20.5 miles.

My only zero path

On the 17th, I woke up in my store on the land of the house of the house of butterflies excited by my first and only zero of the path. I had washed the clothes the night before and shower, so I was ready to relax hard. I got hooked to the city with three rude ladies and headed to the motorcyclist and the baker on exit. True to my budget, I asked for a coffee with ice cream and a lavender bun Earl Gray for $ 15.31 with taxes and tips. After that, I went to the grocery store to replenish and also bought more breakfast and food for the rest of my zero. The zero day food consisted of 5 bagels of cheddar-jalapeño cheese, an avocado and a pack of slices of Havoti cheese. I already got tired of the paths of the paths, I decided to try PB & J inrustible for breakfast and laugh cow cheese with a small jam jar of figs in pita for lunch.

My next stop was the river that crosses exit, where I saw people and dogs spend a fabulous time in the water. If I could spend zero every day seeing dogs living their best lives while swimming, I would be more than according to that. I covered the free day doing a walk with an angel with a friendly path to the shelter.

The next day I returned to the 8 am and decided to return to Collegiate West! I immediately ran to the High Solo Aid Station in Monarch Pass for the 100 Miler who was ongoing. Those poor runners seemed tired. The race quickly deviated from the CT, so I did not see them again, however, a new development appeared. The cyclists who had been transferred to Monarch Pass in a giant group were soon everywhere and needed to pass me. I must have seen more than 100 cyclists that day and somewhere around number 50, I was very bothered for constantly interrupting my hiking rhythm to let them pass.

A difficult hitch

Only 2.5 days after departure, I arrived at my next refueling point, which was chosen at the service of not having to take 6 days of monarch passage. Highway 114, the beginning of segment 18, crosses the path and was open to hook Gunnison or East to Saguache. After 30 minutes, Fate chose Saguache when I took Paul, a major citizen from Holland, who kindly picked me up and left me in the Hybrid service station store.

The service station had everything you might need, including strawberry popcarts and a pesto bottle. Then I went to the second service station in the city for a microwave grill cheese, a giant pickles and an apple juice for $ 9.84. Around 12:30 pm I began to try to return to the path, and continued testing during the next 3 hours. Unfortunately, there is simply not much traffic from this small town through the valley, and I hear that the hook towards and from Gunnison can be equally difficult. I was lucky and was collected by a hiker on the way to complete his walk by CT! Another hiker who was trying to get hooked with me had gone to the store while this was happening, and unfortunately he got stuck during the night in Saguache.

The last day of my third week was quite unpleasant, and my rain pants involved moistening, as well as walking (sinking) through mud tons near Creek. But at least I ate pesto noodles (that is, drained ramn and without the condiments package) for dinner.

There were pikas everywhere after monarch’s pass

Money spent

Monte Princeton Hot Springs: $ 41.67
Hostel tent (two nights): $ 35
Output treaty: $ 15.31
Requirement output: $ 33.97
Gas Money for Trail Angel output: $ 5

Saguache Reupply: $ 36.39
Saguache treatment: $ 9.84

Waste of the week: Pass of thermal Water
Scimp of the Week: Avoid restaurants and eat a cheese baggel for each meal meal

Total current spent: $ 581.28
Remaining money: $ 168.72

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