Wow, thank you guys for 20,000 views! I know that probably isn’t considered a whole lot in CZcams land, but it’s way more than I ever expected! So cool to see many of you getting excited for your own thru hikes this summer - enjoy! 😊
Awesome video of your experience! I couldn’t find the dates that you went. Would you mind sharing them? EDIT: found your dates. July 13 to August 9, 2020.
Great video. Loved seeing the sheep herder. I would love to do this hike, it's practically in my backyard. These old hips that I've been dragging around for the past 70 some years just won't hear of it. I still get to do my little day hikes. Happy trails!
i have no idea how i didn’t find your videos before my colorado trail hike. wish i had. but, it’s nice to watch them and see some now familiar sites filmed so well.
I love your photography skills and commentary. So well done! CT has been on my bucket list for years and this video has moved it to the top. Thank you for sharing and taking the time to put this together in such an artful way!
Loved it! Did portions of segments 25 and 24 this summer and can’t wait to get back on the trail. This really helped me visualize the trail experience. And it’s so incredibly beautiful!
I laughed SO hard at the mud shots and the "well, we did not beat the weather" parts...as a long time thru-hiker, it pretty much sums it up lol. Really awesome, thanks for sharing (:
Man - this is AWESOME! Brings back the memories of the trail that I have completed so far - and sneak peaks into what I've got left to see! Thank you for sharing!!!
Wonderful experience you had. Enjoyed the scenery and some familiar trail segments!! Hope you had a great meal at the Boathouse Cantina in Salida. I sure did one lazy afternoon. And breakfast at the Brown Bear Cafe in Silverton can't be beat. Thanks for some great memories.
One of the better videos on the CT. Good job! Very good photography, and good music. Avg of 18 miles a day (you didn't mention taking any 0s) is a great relaxing pace. My compliments, sir.
Awesome video - very insirational/motivation for my upcoming CT journey later this year; 2 questions: 1) When did you asart your hike? 2) Any recommendations for food storage (e.g odor proof bag, rat sack, etc.). Thx again for your videos - greatly appreciated!
Nice video of great scenery! There is a reason nothing grows up there. The elements are harsh in July. Imagine November or February. I would have liked a little more info on location by day (i.e. where you found to camp). The education videos of pack weight and gear are usually over the top; especially when they are all closely the same. But info about location and timeline is always helpful.
great vid! was planning on hiking pct next year but time might not allow! will be looking at the ct instead! thank you for the inspiration. it was pretty cool watching that shepherd, did you guys chat at all?
Great video Mike! I have aspirations to one day thru-hike the AT, but I want to do a smaller thru-hike first to acclimate myself to long distance hiking/backpacking. This video has inspired me to choose the Colorado Trail. Thank you so much! I'm close enough to drive but was curious to see if you had any trouble checking your pack? Again, thank you so much!
Aw thanks man! Yeah the CT is amazing, hope you can get out there! I took my pack as a carry on, and checked my trekking poles, tent stakes and knife. Would be so much easier if one could carry those on. Oh well 🤷♂️
Hi Mike, great adventure! I was curious what you used for food storage out there to keep it safe from the critters and/or bears. I am thru hiking the CT next month and can't decide on which method would be best. Any helps is appreciated. Happy trails!
Hey! I use a Loksak Opsak and always sleep with my food. I know some disagree, but I think it’s better than hanging food and I’ve yet to have a problem in 4,000+ miles. Happy trails!
@@MikeWindsor Awesome, ok thank you! I was torn between doing just that (sleeping with my food in an Opsak) or buying an Ursack and tying it to a tree. I've heard that hanging isn't very ideal for much of the trail.
@@MikeWindsor oh man thanks so much... never had to worry about a March start date on the pct when I went. So when do you think the earliest you could go in spring and not hit too much snow on a normal year? Do most people hike it NOBO or SOBO ?
June is considered early in all but a low snow year. Many go SOBO, and doing so will allow you to start a little earlier as the northern stretch of trail stays a little lower in elevation.
Yeah July is a good month to start. Nah I won’t, but there’s lots of good info out there on resupply and the like. Hope you’re able to get out there, it’s a great trail!
A question, Mike. I'm planning on hiking the CT this summer and my girlfriend would like to join me for a week or so. Are there a few sections you'd recommend, bearing in mind altitude acclimatization and accessibility to a town where we can rendezvous? (She'll be flying into Denver from the east coast and is generally very fit.) Thanks in advance!
Hey great question Chris. Everything in the San Juans is amazing, but it’d be harder to get there from Denver. Maybe your best bet would be having her join you for the Collegiate West segment. I think you can get a bus from Denver to Leadville. Then hike the collegiate west (a stunning section!). It is high but I wouldn’t worry too much about altitude if you’re both fit, just take it easy the first day. Then catch the Bustang from Salida back to Denver.
@@MikeWindsor Many thanks, Mike. That's exactly the idea I had, mainly because of the great scenery in the Collegiates West. The question is whether that Denver-Leadville bus is a real option. I did a bit a inconclusive research but need to look into it some more.
I don’t know if you still watch these comments, but it would be super helpful to me if you could maybe ballpark what your total budget was on trail?? Trying to get a better idea of what I should expect to spend, a rough estimates fine to, or maybe you could do a budget breakdown video would be cool for the future to. Thanks! I appreciate..
Hey, gosh I don’t really remember well enough to give you a good breakdown. But I definitely did it on the cheap. The biggest expense is food. I try and avoid spending too much time in towns because it gets real easy to drop some $ when you do. Otherwise your expenses are pretty limited. Oh and of course airfare out there was prob the second biggest expense next to food.
How much time was saved hitch hiking? i want to do this but 28 days doesnt seem like very long to do it and still play lol at the same time im not sure i could afford to take a whole month off work. i shoulda jumped on it early last summer in the middle of the pandemic and took the voluntary lay off. Instead i worked thru the whole thing lol also did you go solo or with a group? (I did see you with people occasionally) Im thinking solo might not be the best idea when I go but im not sure i know anyone that dedicated. First step is getting a month and a half a head on all bills lol Two weeks extra just in case lol
Hope you can get out there! Went solo. Hitchhiking is almost a necessity as many of the towns are not directly on trail. I suppose you could figure out a resupply plan that didn’t involve hitching, or arrange shuttles ahead of time but hitching is much easier (and fun :)
I never really planned campsites in advance. There’s plenty of spots along the trail, I’d usually just have an idea of where I wanted to go that night and look for a site as I got close. People also do often comment on the Guthook app with campsite recommendations
No bear can required. I did also make a gear video if you’re interested, should be able to find that on my channel! Probably 4-5 days average food carry.
Mike, this is a real quality video, congratulations! I like that you were not continually sticking your face in the camera (not that you have a bad face :) - and talking too much into the camera. I would much rather see the spectacular scenery and the views along the trail with your soundtrack - and you did a great job providing this to your viewers. Well done! I biked the trail last year and had a drone to capture the amazing scenery from above. Check it out here: czcams.com/video/Au9cmARpdXI/video.html
Wow, thank you guys for 20,000 views! I know that probably isn’t considered a whole lot in CZcams land, but it’s way more than I ever expected! So cool to see many of you getting excited for your own thru hikes this summer - enjoy! 😊
Awesome video of your experience! I couldn’t find the dates that you went. Would you mind sharing them? EDIT: found your dates. July 13 to August 9, 2020.
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What an AMAZING video! Thank you so much for posting. A Colorado Mountain meditation for sure.
so impressed, can't wait to BikePack it in August 2021
Great video. Loved seeing the sheep herder. I would love to do this hike, it's practically in my backyard. These old hips that I've been dragging around for the past 70 some years just won't hear of it. I still get to do my little day hikes. Happy trails!
i have no idea how i didn’t find your videos before my colorado trail hike. wish i had. but, it’s nice to watch them and see some now familiar sites filmed so well.
I’m planning on doing this in 2021! So excited!
Its gonna be my first thru hike. I'm excited.
@@quipy9660 same, I can’t wait. Ill be starting in July from the Waterton trailhead
@@firefighter2699 I'll join you if your starting early. Just starting my training regiment now. 44#'s after food, water and fuel.
Most excellent! Thank you for sharing your journey.
Great video. I believe that trail is about the prettiest I have ever seen . Thanks for your hard work. 🌄🏃
Thanks, it was a gorgeous trail!
Wonderful video work and, of course, gorgeous scenery.
Planning to run the segments of the CT this year! Loved watching this and getting a taste of what I'm in for.
Let us go Sandie ! 😵😬😁😁😁✌️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏
I’ve thought about doing this trail recently. It looks very beautiful. Thank you for sharing your adventure!
I thru hiked in 2017 and watching these videos never get old. Well done!
Beautiful photography and great editing. 👌
this was an awesome video! thanks for sharing!
Cool video man! Brings back a lot of good memories from 2017.
Nice video! Definitely increased my enthusiasm for completing CT this summer! Thank you!
Thanks! Enjoy the trail :)
Great video I started my CT July 1st and ended August 2nd 2020 it was one epic adventure and taking the west alternate no words thanks for sharing!
I love your photography skills and commentary. So well done! CT has been on my bucket list for years and this video has moved it to the top. Thank you for sharing and taking the time to put this together in such an artful way!
It was wonderful to relive the experience through your video! Also, what is your secret? You had SO many amazing wildlife encounters!
Border Bound Dirtbags haha I’m not sure, just got lucky I suppose!
Incredible scenery you captured. You were great on 30 Rock!
Loved it! Did portions of segments 25 and 24 this summer and can’t wait to get back on the trail. This really helped me visualize the trail experience. And it’s so incredibly beautiful!
Wow what a beautiful trail! Great video!
I laughed SO hard at the mud shots and the "well, we did not beat the weather" parts...as a long time thru-hiker, it pretty much sums it up lol. Really awesome, thanks for sharing (:
Haha yeah it’s certainly not all glamorous 😂
Watching this as we’re in the middle of a snow storm lol 😂, glad we’re getting the moisture, can’t wait for summer to be here though..
Ha! You weren’t hiking alone. You were just hiking faster than most in our window of time with MUCH less gear. Ha! Awesome video!
Haha, not that much faster 🤷♂️. You kept up just fine!
Man - this is AWESOME! Brings back the memories of the trail that I have completed so far - and sneak peaks into what I've got left to see! Thank you for sharing!!!
bob wallace thanks! Yeah you’ve still got some gorgeous trail left to hike - basically all the way from Lake City to Durango is amazing
Nice video, Mike. Cheers from Germany.
Wonderful experience you had. Enjoyed the scenery and some familiar trail segments!! Hope you had a great meal at the Boathouse Cantina in Salida. I sure did one lazy afternoon. And breakfast at the Brown Bear Cafe in Silverton can't be beat. Thanks for some great memories.
One of the better videos on the CT. Good job! Very good photography, and good music. Avg of 18 miles a day (you didn't mention taking any 0s) is a great relaxing pace. My compliments, sir.
Wow! Great footage! I have watched a lot of CT videos, but this is my favorite!
Thank you! 😊
Awesome video, loved the variety of wildlife, animals, and scenery you captured!
Fantastic video! My husband & I live in mountains. You should send to the CO travel department. Professional!!
EPIC !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
In 🤎 with Colorado ! Definitely on my list ! Glad you made it w/o those serie's drama ! 😵✌️😁😁😁🙏
Great video. Very Beautiful. Thank you!
Happy to see your videography excellent and great 🇱🇰❤
Great video Mike! Thanks for the memories.
solid video
Génial ! Super compte rendu ! Et bravo.....
Thank you for sharing your journey
Trod every step (again) with you. Thanks!
Great video! Really enjoyed it. I did segments 4-7 in 2018. Looking forward to doing the whole trail some day!
Great job and great video.👍 You were moving pretty quickly to accomplish that in under a month.
What a great trip video. Loved to see all your fun wildlife interactions and vistas.
Great video, awesome journey!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This is an awesome video- thank you so much! Im inspired🙏🏽😍✨✨
This is a great video. Well done. I'm definitely going to make it a point to do at least some of the sections next year after seeing this!
Nice video! I just finished the Colorado Trail myself last Tuesday. What a wonderful trail.
incredible - I'd love to do this one day
Epc journey!!
Thanks for sharing....!
This looks amazing😍😍
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
nice video Mike! Tons of great views.. what a hike
Wow, it looks so beautiful there!
Yeah, it was gorgeous!
Well shot video. We're going to be spending a few days around Mount Princeton and are hoping to do some hiking on the Colorado Trail
Great video! Love the shots of the wildlife. Big moose would of scared the hell of me. Liked and subbed!
very peaceful and beautiful place
Beautiful video, one of my favorite hiking videos. What are those adorable little frikkers running around the rocks??
Ah thank you, appreciate it! Those are Pika! Super cute unless they get into your food bag 😂
Very good
Just in love with your amazing work! May I know what iPhone or special settings did you use? The footage is truly incredible!
Thank you! This was just with my iPhone SE
Beautiful!
This was a great video!
Especially enjoyed the Pika. They are decreasing in numbers. You don't see them as often anymore.
amazing nature different with asia
Nice what was like camping solo. I am thinking about doing the CT trail on my MTB September 1.
Nicely done!
Hmmm what routs? What trails? Nice views ..
Awesome hike
Awesome video - very insirational/motivation for my upcoming CT journey later this year; 2 questions: 1) When did you asart your hike? 2) Any recommendations for food storage (e.g odor proof bag, rat sack, etc.). Thx again for your videos - greatly appreciated!
Thank you. I started July 13. I always use an Opsak and just sleep with my food.
Nice video of great scenery! There is a reason nothing grows up there. The elements are harsh in July. Imagine November or February. I would have liked a little more info on location by day (i.e. where you found to camp). The education videos of pack weight and gear are usually over the top; especially when they are all closely the same. But info about location and timeline is always helpful.
This is so amazing! This is so on my bucket list! Can you also share the playlist you put throughout this video?
Thank you! And yes - here’s a playlist with the songs! open.spotify.com/playlist/0agI9car4dNmohcG3zrUu6?si=Du9fOVAVQH-bxMBGPsIqkQ
great vid! was planning on hiking pct next year but time might not allow! will be looking at the ct instead! thank you for the inspiration. it was pretty cool watching that shepherd, did you guys chat at all?
Thanks! No, seemed like he wasn’t in much of a chatting mood. But super cool to see that!
Good Job Bro !
Great video Mike! I have aspirations to one day thru-hike the AT, but I want to do a smaller thru-hike first to acclimate myself to long distance hiking/backpacking. This video has inspired me to choose the Colorado Trail. Thank you so much! I'm close enough to drive but was curious to see if you had any trouble checking your pack? Again, thank you so much!
Aw thanks man! Yeah the CT is amazing, hope you can get out there! I took my pack as a carry on, and checked my trekking poles, tent stakes and knife. Would be so much easier if one could carry those on. Oh well 🤷♂️
@@MikeWindsor just wanted to let you know I completed my thru hike on August 8th. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Awesome! Congrats man
Hi Mike, great adventure! I was curious what you used for food storage out there to keep it safe from the critters and/or bears. I am thru hiking the CT next month and can't decide on which method would be best. Any helps is appreciated. Happy trails!
Hey! I use a Loksak Opsak and always sleep with my food. I know some disagree, but I think it’s better than hanging food and I’ve yet to have a problem in 4,000+ miles. Happy trails!
@@MikeWindsor Awesome, ok thank you! I was torn between doing just that (sleeping with my food in an Opsak) or buying an Ursack and tying it to a tree. I've heard that hanging isn't very ideal for much of the trail.
Nice video, but I had to mute the sound. Mother nature's soundtrack is much better than background music.
Amazing footage,! Looks li,e you took some side trips to visit 14ers? How long did your thru hike take? When did you start.
I saw the dates at the end of your video... Impressive,
Hey great video, I don’t think you listed when you actually started and hiked it? Looking to do it this spring but wondered when you started thx
Thanks! Hiked it mid July - mid August. Keep in mind that most of the trail is under snow during the spring.
@@MikeWindsor oh man thanks so much... never had to worry about a March start date on the pct when I went. So when do you think the earliest you could go in spring and not hit too much snow on a normal year? Do most people hike it NOBO or SOBO ?
June is considered early in all but a low snow year. Many go SOBO, and doing so will allow you to start a little earlier as the northern stretch of trail stays a little lower in elevation.
@@MikeWindsor thank you that’s very helpful... so maybe start in July... have you thought about doing a video on your resupply plan?
Yeah July is a good month to start. Nah I won’t, but there’s lots of good info out there on resupply and the like. Hope you’re able to get out there, it’s a great trail!
Sure like to talk to someone who has hiked the entire CT or PCT or CDT or even AT in something like Salomon boots or Danner Mtn Lights.
A question, Mike. I'm planning on hiking the CT this summer and my girlfriend would like to join me for a week or so. Are there a few sections you'd recommend, bearing in mind altitude acclimatization and accessibility to a town where we can rendezvous? (She'll be flying into Denver from the east coast and is generally very fit.) Thanks in advance!
Hey great question Chris. Everything in the San Juans is amazing, but it’d be harder to get there from Denver. Maybe your best bet would be having her join you for the Collegiate West segment. I think you can get a bus from Denver to Leadville. Then hike the collegiate west (a stunning section!). It is high but I wouldn’t worry too much about altitude if you’re both fit, just take it easy the first day. Then catch the Bustang from Salida back to Denver.
@@MikeWindsor Many thanks, Mike. That's exactly the idea I had, mainly because of the great scenery in the Collegiates West. The question is whether that Denver-Leadville bus is a real option. I did a bit a inconclusive research but need to look into it some more.
I don’t know if you still watch these comments, but it would be super helpful to me if you could maybe ballpark what your total budget was on trail?? Trying to get a better idea of what I should expect to spend, a rough estimates fine to, or maybe you could do a budget breakdown video would be cool for the future to. Thanks! I appreciate..
Hey, gosh I don’t really remember well enough to give you a good breakdown. But I definitely did it on the cheap. The biggest expense is food. I try and avoid spending too much time in towns because it gets real easy to drop some $ when you do. Otherwise your expenses are pretty limited. Oh and of course airfare out there was prob the second biggest expense next to food.
@@MikeWindsor thanks man! I’ll be out there on the 19th, sounds like it’s been a rainy season so far.
Right on man, have a great hike!
Great channel. New subscriber here. 😊👍
How much time was saved hitch hiking? i want to do this but 28 days doesnt seem like very long to do it and still play lol at the same time im not sure i could afford to take a whole month off work. i shoulda jumped on it early last summer in the middle of the pandemic and took the voluntary lay off. Instead i worked thru the whole thing lol also did you go solo or with a group? (I did see you with people occasionally) Im thinking solo might not be the best idea when I go but im not sure i know anyone that dedicated. First step is getting a month and a half a head on all bills lol Two weeks extra just in case lol
Hope you can get out there! Went solo. Hitchhiking is almost a necessity as many of the towns are not directly on trail. I suppose you could figure out a resupply plan that didn’t involve hitching, or arrange shuttles ahead of time but hitching is much easier (and fun :)
Mike I met you at the high point. Chief No-Teeth
Hey yes Chief No-Teeth! How are you man? Hope the rest of your hike was great!
@@MikeWindsor It was. I did the rainbow trail this past summer. And I'm looking at the CT again this summer.
Planning a hike of the Colorado trail next year and was wondering where you got your campsite info from?
I never really planned campsites in advance. There’s plenty of spots along the trail, I’d usually just have an idea of where I wanted to go that night and look for a site as I got close. People also do often comment on the Guthook app with campsite recommendations
I got the Guthook app for the CT alas no campsites on it lol
I really wanna do this trail have ever taking people on a hike like this one ??
Do it, it’s an amazing hike! If you are looking for a guided trip I’m sure there are options, although probably not for a full thru hike.
Wondering what your total pack weight was for the trip (base + water + food + etc.)?
Baseweight was around 10 pounds. Total pack weight really just varies depending on how much of a food/water carry.
@@MikeWindsor Thanks Mike. Were you required to carry a bear canister? About how many days were you carrying per resupply?
No bear can required. I did also make a gear video if you’re interested, should be able to find that on my channel! Probably 4-5 days average food carry.
I walked the same 500 miles in July and I didn't see a single moose xD
Oh no, bummer!
What type of cameras where used?
Just my iPhone
Can you share your gear list in the description please?
See my gear video - it’s in the description there
Hey, just so you know. You’re not posed to have your phone on during landing.
What time of year was this?
Mid July to mid Aug!
@@MikeWindsor Awesome! Were thinking of doing the trail in 2 years. Thanks for your video!
when did you start?
July 13
Did you call a coyote a cayote
Great video, music too much, sounds of nature are so nice.
Mike, this is a real quality video, congratulations! I like that you were not continually sticking your face in the camera (not that you have a bad face :) - and talking too much into the camera. I would much rather see the spectacular scenery and the views along the trail with your soundtrack - and you did a great job providing this to your viewers. Well done! I biked the trail last year and had a drone to capture the amazing scenery from above.
Check it out here: czcams.com/video/Au9cmARpdXI/video.html
Thanks Dave! Nice! Yeah the drone footage adds a lot, I’ve been thinking about getting one - the Mavic Mini would be reasonably sized for a thru hike.