September 3, 2015
ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST, CO I left the great Shadowcliff hostel and got breakfast in town, then hit the trail. It was a pleasant morning and walking around the magnificent Grand Lake was a pleasure. The rain moved in around noon and I spent the rest of the day in my DriDucks. Along the way I ran into WideAngle and Flip, who said the next 2 days are the hardest section of trail on the CDT. I guess I need to get tough! I stopped about 3 miles short of my intended camp spot because I found another good one near…