5/19/23
Day 133

Today was a special day. Today I got to hike with a person that I became friends with named Ryan. We did the Crawford-Ridgepole traverse together and had a wonderful time. The weather was near perfect (with the exception of the last .8 miles, the bugs were kept at bay by the breeze) and the trails were in pristine shape. I’ve never done the entire traverse of the Crawford-Ridgepole trail, and loved that although we completed almost 4,000’ of elevation over almost 12 miles, it felt like we weren’t having to do massive climbs or descents. What a wonderful day.

Daily Miles: 11.76

Daily Vert: 3922’ 

Overall Miles: 1367.05

Overall Vert: 390,628’

Trace: 58.7% -> 59.4%

Trails:

Crawford-Ridgepole Trail

Cotton Mountain Trail