Have you ever hiked a trail that turned into a trial? I’ve been caught in downpours and snow while hiking the Colorado Rockies. Enthusiasm and energy wane halfway up a 14’er (a mountain over 14,000 feet). So how do you conquer
Embracing the rain
Gray clouds dripped and windshield wipers squeaked while we peered at the sky. Would it clear? It didn’t look promising. Neither did the red and green radar splotches on the phone weather ap. Sure, we’ve hiked in rain, but only
Markers
I used to snub cairns, until my life depended upon them. Since Dave and I hike on trails, I didn’t value stacked rocks left by previous hikers. On well-worn paths, cairns aren’t needed, and instead of serving as trail markers,