u/SmallPotatoes415

Hello all! JMT ‘18er here :) My partner and I are doing the High Sierra Trail and planning to summit Whitney and exit on Thursday 8/27. We were planning to hitch to Lone Pine and begin the long journey to Reno/Truckee via bus on Friday 8/29 to meet my parents. But, if anyone happens to be exiting Whitney portal on Thursday 8/27 and heading to Reno/Truckee area that evening, we would love a ride!! We can provide good conversation (or silence!) and would be happy to chip in for gas, snacks, etc. Thank you in advance for any help!

I’m planning to start hiking from Lake City to Durango on Thursday 7/23. I’m a bit nervous about the monsoon season starting — this is the itinerary I have penciled down for Lake City to Silverton. How does this look with exposure? I’m worried about sections where there just may not be treeline to hide in when a storm comes. Ty!!

Day 1 - 9.3 half day from spring creek pass to just past the yurt
Day 2 - 19.7 yurt to minnie gulch (exposed)
Day 3 - 17.3 minnie gulch to stream 2.4 miles before elk park turnoff
Day 4 - 2.4 to elk park turnoff for silverton

Hi all! I’m starting the Colorado trail next week and have to skip the first few segments due to time constraints. I’m debating between 1) starting in breck, hiking segments 7&8, hitching to Leadville/twin lakes to avoid the trail closure, and resuming hiking SOBO from Twjn Lakes, OR 2) getting from Denver to Leadville/twin lakes somehow and just starting from there. Looking for input on if one of these seems logistically easier (I’ll be flying in) and if segments 7&8 are beautiful/worth the hitching hassle!

Hi all, I'm planning to start the Colorado Trail on Tuesday July 7th. I've done lots of backpacking and completed the JMT, but this is my first time backpacking alone and as a woman I'm a bit nervous! I had planned all of my resupplies to avoid hitchhiking but with the trail closure at Tennessee Pass, that'll likely have to change. I'm looking for any info/tips on shuttles going from Tennessee Pass (or Breck area) to Twin Lakes (assuming the trail south of there is still open in a couple of weeks), whether that be organized shuttles, trail angels, or just hitching. Also, same as others, I'm trying to assess how bad the smoke is -- I know it changes fast, but if it's looking like it'll be rough all around, I may just call it on the whole trip and try another year. Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!!