Any Advice on 3 night section hike this weekend?
Hi all!
Long time lurker (and big admirer of all thru hikers here!)
I have been prepping for a 3 night/4 day trek of CW 1 and CW 2, heading down tomorrow night, but am unsure about what to do given the willow creek fire. The Colorado trail association Facebook said on Monday that CW and CE are unaffected, but comments say there is a lot of smoke in the area.
My backup was going to be section 6 from Kenosha to breck, but just saw here that someone was getting smoked on section 5.
I am trying to monitor local news, maps, and any other information I can get my hands on, but am feeling overwhelmed and definitely don’t want to put myself in an unsafe situation.
I live in Denver, and have looked into other backpacking trips nearby (Rio Alto Loop near westcliffe chiefly), so am open to non CO trail suggestions, although I was sooooooo excited to hike a few sections.
Support, solidarity, and any advice about what to do would be greatly appreciated! Also climate anxiety is so real!!!