Our last day is a hike through rolling woods and meadows. It’s interesting to me how this part of the trail is organized in my memory – a brief sequence of episodes. “Windy trail in trees”, “big meadow”, “trailhead with pit toilets and cabin” – but no details in between episodes. It’s pleasant to return…

We get a nice morning for our climb up James Peak, but then the weather gets crazy. The low clouds to our east come rushing towards the divide, where sheer cliffs lob them straight up into the air like feather pillows. No trail has been constructed on much of the section, and we scurry down…

A long morning’s climb takes us to the summit of Mount Flora, where we begin a detour to avoid a rocky, technical section of the divide. On the descent from Breckenridge Peak we hike some of the most elaborately constructed rock trail I’ve ever seen. The trail then becomes less distinct, but we keep it…