Colorado Trail 2022: This is what it's REALLY like to thru-hike the CT

[@tashinavanzwam]

I'm looking into this trail for 2027 (I know, still far away haha). Hiked a big section of the PCT last year and in 2019. Time for another trail! Your video is great and really shows the conditions and how beautiful it is.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it and happy trails in 2027! 🥾

[@cgreenvisuals]

This is incredible

[@amymcclintock1230]

Love your positivity and joy! Thank you for bringing us along on your amazing adventure. And welcome to my beautiful hometown, Durango!!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you so much, Amy! Durango is wonderful! 💗

[@johnpierson8398]

Wow! I was born in Colorado a long time ago. To walk the Colorado Trail is a lifetime dream of mine. I thank you for this awesome video

[@AudreyAdventures]

I hope you get to do it one day!

[@ervinslens]

Gorgeous energy folks, shots are superb here! This is really somehow adventurous experience! Love it! 🔥🔥

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you so much! :)

[@ChasingAlive]

Just came across your video, and I'm hooked. Love your content and humor. I am attempting a CT thru in July. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Good luck on your CT thru-hike - it’s such a fun, gorgeous trail!

[@blackbearjam]

Love your positivity :) looks like it was a great hike

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you so much! It was a most excellent adventure. 😄

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

DON'T GO UPTO THE MOUNTAIN TOP WITHOUT ME (C)2006

[@ahouston9]

The silence after she asked if they were ready to hike at Copper was priceless..

[@AudreyAdventures]

LOL I swear they were much more excited than they seemed!!

[@GreenieMeenie_97]

Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m planning on a thru hike this summer and this was super helpful.

[@AudreyAdventures]

You’re welcome! Happy trails - the CT is wonderful!

[@richardross7219]

Liz Kidder's latest video says that she will be doing the CT next year. I think that she was behind you on the AT in 2018. She and Luke got married on top of Katahdin. When I was a young soldier an old sergeant(WWII vet) gave us some wisdom "if you wake up alive the next morning, you didn't screw up too bad". Words that I have passed on to young people many times since. Your widow maker comment reminded me of that. He also had a morbid sense of humor(necessary for the stress). We were digging our foxholes for the night and he came by laughing and said "you realize that you're digging your own graves". We dug deeper. A nice compilation video. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick

[@AudreyAdventures]

I remember crossing paths with her once in the White Mountains, but didn't talk at all aside from maybe exchanging pleasantries, so I don't know her at all. Since she's already done the AT though, I'm sure the CT will be a real treat! And ha! Love that piece of wisdom! We had gone for miles and miles without any cover - those trees were the best we could do, and they seemed sturdy, so we risked it. We didn't want to be too exposed after the lightning scare. Luckily, no crazy winds came through in the night and they held!

[@richardross7219]

@@AudreyAdventures I told her to check out your CT videos. Good Luck, Rick

[@T-Minator]

Wow, met the two of you on Hope Pass, you can hear my voice in the video @ 8:30, what a trip running across this! I thought you were "glow stick", or maybe that was someone else. I remember Ibex though, glad you all had a great time! Peace!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Ah yes, I remember meeting you! I was surprised to never run into you again after that. And your memory serves you well - I am indeed Glowstick! Audrey is my civilian name haha but I do go by Glowstick while on trail. Any hikes planned this summer?

[@T-Minator]

@@AudreyAdventures Yeah, on that same day you all hopped Lake Ann Pass, and I camped out before going over it (pretty sure that's the three of you in my Colorado Trail Part 2 video @ 15.46). Also took 1.5 zeros getting off trail @ Cottonwood Pass, hung out in Leadville, Salida, and Buena Vista for a bit. Ruby Crest Trail in a couple weeks, maybe San Diego Trans County Trail this winter. Om shanti!

[@bubbalovesoatmealadventure108]

What a fantastic motion pitcher...Oatmeal wants to do this next Summer.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Yay - best of luck to Oatmeal in their big adventure!

[@HikingWithWhiskers]

You guys make it look so easy! Awesome video!🥾🥾❤️

[@AudreyAdventures]

(It’s way easier than the AT hehe). ❤️

[@thoefen]

great job!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thanks!

[@area52sound]

Excellent video! The scenery is amazing and you covered a lot of the details of the trail perfectly. I will say I would have liked to have seen a little more of the dark side of the trail, after being on some of it, I know I have experienced less than perfect days and I’m assuming you guys did too and I think it would’ve been an interesting contrast to see that a little more but in general, I loved the video. Great job.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! I have a whole series from the trail which is more in depth/ day to day so you might catch a few more low moments in there. Certainly there were less fun moments, like going up big climbs when not feeling like it or getting stormed on or fighting with tramily about what to watch on TV in trail towns or dealing with a cold while hiking. But for me, what you see here is really what it was like for me. It was only a month and went by super fast, and I had a blast. I feel like some people get more angsty than others in the wilderness, and I am typically not one of the angsty people haha. Occasionally but not often haha. These two friends I went with are also not angsty. This is what I love and what I chose to do with a month of my PTO, and I really dug it!

[@area52sound]

@@AudreyAdventures That’s great. I would love to check out some of your other videos. And thanks for this very detailed reply. It looks like you guys had a great time. I can’t wait to get back on the trail at some point in the near future. My niece and a friend of hers just started in Waterton Canyon today! Their goal is to get to Monarch Pass before they have to call it because of time. It’s her first time on the trail and I can’t wait to hear about her adventure. Anyway, keep up the good work!

[@AudreyAdventures]

@@area52sound That's amazing that your niece is out on the trail right now! Happy trails to her - I hope she loves it!

[@kerrykells7052]

Just found your video series on the Colorado Trail and started with this one! You are delightful and fun to watch and I'm so grateful that you show so much of each section's terrain. I'm going to watch all your videos to prepare myself for my summer adventure and first thru-hike of the Colorado Trail. So surprised you had so much rain so late in the summer. Also, quick question, where did you get that awesome trucker cap with the Colorado logo, outline of mountains and trees? It's beautiful!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you so much! Good luck with your CT thru-hike this summer - it’s a great trail! And yeah it was a heavy monsoon year in Colorado hence all the rain. That hat is Locale brand and I got it from a store called Bliss on Pearl Street in Boulder.

[@shawnbrennan7526]

Nice overview. I loved my time on the CT (Southbound and East side in 2017.) Also did the Collegiate Loop in 2019 which is a great option for those looking for a shorter option.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! Excellent point about the Collegiate Loop. I met a lot of people doing just that loop.

[@kevincook5837]

Just finished the Colorado Trail thru-hike Sept 8, 2024. I went down the wrong trail after the firehouse water fill up starting section 3. It was Little Scraggy MTB loop. I ended up at a red hand pump water source like you had in your video. It was at the entrance to Kelsey Campground. Where did you find the one in your video?

[@AudreyAdventures]

Congratulations!! I hope it was wonderful. That was at a campground at Kenosha Pass!

[@kevincook5837]

@@AudreyAdventures. TY. It was an amazing experience. I starting using the Far Out app to keep me on trail and find water sources after that. The handbook I had just wasn’t enough. Your video is great. Watching it help me decide to do the thru-hike. You have a nice evening.

[@JohnColorado3811]

Great video and very informative as I have this scheduled for 2027, thanks!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Oh heck yeah! This is a wonderful trail. I hope you have a great trek in 2027!

[@JohnColorado3811]

@@AudreyAdventuresthanks!

[@JohnSmith-xi2oq]

Great video. This is a trail id like to do as well. Seems much less daunting than any of the triple crown trails. My favorite part of the video is at 4:45. 😅

[@AudreyAdventures]

It’s a great trail! Definitely recommend it.

[@anthonyd9984]

This was amazing! What camera did you use to film?

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! Just my iPhone 😊

[@anthonyd9984]

@@AudreyAdventures love it! Keep up the amazing work!

[@suemoore1965]

WOULD LOVE TO HIKE THIS TRAIL 👣🏕️

[@haleyolsen]

Hey lovin your energy. I feel you’d make an incredible hiking buddy! What month /day did you start and how long did it take you? Thanks for the video 😊

[@AudreyAdventures]

Aww thanks! I started on Thursday, August 4 and finished on September 4.

[@haleyolsen]

@@AudreyAdventures I noticed the lack of snow on the high peaks so was guessing later season. But I am SO surprised to see the rivers flowing that strong!!❤️🥹

[@ritailor123]

Hi: Just wondering if what month did you thru hiked CT?

[@AudreyAdventures]

August 4 to September 4!

[@EFHmusic]

Thanks for this video! I’m heading out there in June and this is just piling on to my excitement! Can I ask, was taking the umbrella worth it? I’m thinking about taking one but not sure if it’s worth it.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Ibex absolutely loved her sun umbrella, and I was jealous that I did not have one!

[@rosev9802]

Thank you for sharing. What were the dates of your hike?

[@AudreyAdventures]

August 4 to September 4!

[@denniscrutchfield3395]

how long did it take you to hike the trail

[@AudreyAdventures]

A month

[@eddiesedventures...3106]

Good Stuff! what time frame did you go?

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! August 4 to September 4.

[@jamespierce1209]

Yay, I got to see Kaleidoscope and chickweed part of my trail family from AT 2020

[@AudreyAdventures]

Oh that’s awesome! They are such a cool duo, and were the people we saw most on this CT thru-hike.

[@Dovid2000]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. The narrator was in good spirits and she was funny sometimes. Beautiful photography! Thanks for sharing, and greetings from Israel.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@claudiaburnett3066]

you guys are amazing and adorable.

[@AudreyAdventures]

Awww thanks. :)

[@dxreed1]

Those were huckleberries, not blueberries :) The best berries!!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Huckleberries are wild blueberries. They also have several other names, including whortleberries and bilberries. wildfoodgirl.com/2014/colorado-high-country-blueberries-go/

[@Trailshealchakras]

Accidentally went 19 miles…accidentally making you bros? I’ve never heard that before. Should I make sure to do less or more than 19 miles a day so I don’t get called a bro?!

[@AudreyAdventures]

Less than 19 miles a day or you might find you’ve become a bro 😂

[@Trailshealchakras]

@@AudreyAdventures this needs to be a tshirt/sticker!!! ❤️🤣

[@AudreyAdventures]

@@Trailshealchakras 🤣🤣🤣