This section of the Continental Divide Trail, from Copper Mountain to Grays Peak, parted ways with the Colorado Trail to head north. Og (aka Porter) hiked knife-edge ridges with steep drop-offs on both sides. He saw few other hikers but lots of wildlife, from marmots, ptarmigans, and ravens to mountain goats! He melted snow to […]
Continental Divide Trail #26: High Ridges and Wildflowers
Porter and Gail Storey hike in the high mountain ranges of Colorado, while Amber reads I Promise Not to Suffer.
Continental Divide Trail #25: Beauty & a Map Mishap
Porter Storey continues his CDT hike in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado with only one mishap.
Continental Divide Trail #24: So Much Snow!
Og (Porter Storey) found deep snow and steep climbs in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Continental Divide Trail #23: OG in the BOG!
We’re back on the CDT, but Og lost his way, his poles, and his glasses in a high alpine bog of snowmelt.
MOUNTAIN BIKING the COLORADO TRAIL
Porter Storey mountain bikes segments of the Colorado Trail.
MOAB TO HIKE AND BIKE
Gail and Porter Storey head to Moab, Utah to bike on their tandem and hike the canyons and mesas.
TANDEM BIKE TRIP: Overnight to Lyons, CO
In between snowstorms here in Boulder, we’ve been stepping up our bicycling trips on “Hot Rod,” our new carbon fiber Calfee tandem. I’ve risen to what Porter calls our “Chocolate Croissant Challenge,” a trip in sometimes sub-freezing weather to a coffee shop in a neighboring town. In no time we were ready for our first […]
Continental Divide Trail #22: Glacier to CANADA!!
Porter “OG” Storey finishes the CDT in Canada, in spite of the fires in Glacier, to resounding cheers from Gail and Amber.
Continental Divide Trail #21: Trail Angel Gail
Gail Storey shares more about supporting Porter’s CDT thru-hike than you ever wanted to know.