The last time we tried backpacking Segments 15-17 on the Colorado Trail, we got washed out about four miles into Segment 16. It was time to make up Segment 16 and 17. We decided to do two day hikes rather than camp again. Segment 17 was 20.4 miles with an overall net declining elevation in the southbound direction which we completed first as it was longer than Segment 16 which totaled 16.2 miles. We had to tack on an additional 0.4 to each segment in order to get to the car parked on the 4-wheel drive road. Continue reading “The Colorado Trail: Segments 16-17”
