September 27, 2015
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, CO I didn’t get much sleep last night. Maybe the very bright 3/4 moon kept me up. It as below freezing and I had some icy water in my bottles. I got going just after sunrise, planning to cover 23 miles. The weather was great again. I felt a little stronger today, perhaps because my pack is lighter In the afternoon I came to the junction where the Colorado Trail (CT) splits with the CDT. After that junction, the CDT becomes tougher to hike and navigate because it is less well maintained that the CT. There were…