Backpacking
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CT Segment 6
Day 1 Supportive Friends After parking our car in Breckenridge, our good friends Jesse and Kristen (who amazingly sent us off to begin the trail on April 19th) met us in “Breck,” and we all drove back to Kenosha Pass,… Continue reading
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CT Segment 5
5:00 a.m., Karen’s voice broke the dark silence, “Is it time for coffee yet?” My right hip was aching from lying on my side, and I sensed a faint lightening of the sky as dawn approached. “Yeah, let’s do this,”… Continue reading
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CT Segment 4
Beauty and Kindness – Beauty and kindness are all around us. I’m talking about the small, subtle things that bring lightness to our souls and make us pause long enough to notice them. For me, it can be wild violets… Continue reading
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Project 491 – on pause
After hiking Segments 1–3 in beautiful weather on dry trails last week, we had hoped to keep the momentum going and tackle Segments 4–5 the first weekend in May. I’d been closely watching the weather reports for towns near those… Continue reading
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CT Segments 1-3
April 19-21, 2026 6:15am, April 19th, 2026. Mile zero…step one…Project 491 officially begins. After hours of poring over maps and guidebooks, watching YouTube videos, and sorting gear through the winter, it’s time to finally do this. A huge shout-out to… Continue reading
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Project 491 is Born
After returning home from the Italian Dolomites in September 2025—where we hiked roughly 65 miles along the Alta Via 2 hut-to-hut route—we felt both a deep sense of accomplishment and an unexpected sense of loss. “What’s next?” we asked ourselves.… Continue reading
6th Decade Adventures 