Author Archives: kerrysco

Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 In 2 days it will be autumn. It is becoming cold in the Colorado mountains, and so it is time to move on. I have been high in the mountains for 2 and 1/2 months. Summer is over. There is no turning back the seasons. Life is a one way trip.Continue reading “The Next Chapter”

September 13th, 2022 Sundays and Monday holiday evenings have often been hard for me. They often were the last evening before going back to work after enjoyable times. They also often mark the culmination of a vacation or event with family and friends. There is a certain amount of excitement and noise associated with eitherContinue reading “Depression, Moving West, and a Mishap”

August 28th, 2022 I did not know that Colorado had a monsoon season. However, everyone around here and the local news are reporting it. After returning to the Leadville area, I again found a campsite along Halfmoon Creek. I was a little worried, as it was a Friday, and that weekend was when Leadville heldContinue reading “Monsoon Season”

August 10th – 19th, 2022 My new destination was back at Turquoise Lake and the Molly Brown Campground. I needed a couple of days with cell service to take care of logistics. I was also close to the Leadville Library where I could print documents (you can mail them to the librarian and she printsContinue reading “Visiting With Friends”

August 5th – 10th, 2022 After taking care of various errands and checking email at Steamboat Lake State Park, I needed to head south again. I reserved a couple of nights at the campground on Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, but not until the 10th. I needed to allow time for mail to be forwarded toContinue reading “Back at the Bear”

August 6th, 2022 This day marked 3 months since I sold my home and went on the road. When you are mostly alone for that length of time, questions undoubtedly pop into your head. Sometimes, I find it helps to write about them and their answers. Putting things into exact words and sentences seems toContinue reading “Three Months”

July 28th, 2022 There have been a lot of times in my life, where I attempted to do something difficult that I had never done before. I replaced a camshaft in a 1968 Firebird 400 motor by reading a book. I learned to cast a fly line and how to do bicycle repairs from theContinue reading “Some Things You Can’t Describe”

July 26-28, 2022 After camping a few days at Camp Hale, I wanted to find a site with an electric hookup and perhaps a cell signal. I also needed a location near Steamboat Springs, as in August I will rendezvous with friends from Minnesota. We wanted a good spot in the backcountry for a fewContinue reading “Stagecoach State Park”

July 21-26, 2022 I left Turquoise Lake on July 21st. My next destination was northwest of Leadville, over on the north side of Tennessee Pass. Once you wind down from the pass, you come across a flat valley through which flows the Eagle River. My campground was on the floor of this valley and isContinue reading “Camp Hale”

Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 This morning I started a hike at 7am. I was at the western inlet of Turquoise Lake near Leadville, Colorado. I left the trailhead and started the climb to Timberline Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness. The trail climbed for 2.5 miles, gaining 800 feet in elevation. That doesn’t sound toContinue reading “A First”