Colorado was a BIG state to walk through! It started out with relatively flat lands, but soon escalated to rolling hills and then to the Rockies. There were a couple of tough passes I walked through, but amazingly there was much more downhill walking than uphill. The Poudre Canyon is some place everyone should drive through if they can. After Ft. Collins, the state opened up to flat lands once again and in fact I will be in flat lands until eastern Ohio. Very friendly people in Colorado, and we met some who will be friends forever. Nice experience.

Here are the stats from my walk through Colorado:

• Miles Walked: 462.25
• Average Miles per Day: 18.5
• % of Walk Completed: 47%
• Days Walked: 26
• Days Off: 6
• Money Found: $17.91
• Average Money Found per Day: $0.72
• Average Money Found per Mile: $0.04
• Counties Walked Through: 9 (Moffat, Routt, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Weld, Morgan, Washington,Yuma)
• State Highways Walked: 1
• US Highways Walked: 4
• County Roads Walked: Those 2 gravel road shortcuts
• Major bridges Crossed: 0
• Most Unusual Find: A biker’s black loather jacket, great condition with a little dried grass (not the smoking kind) on the sleeve

After entering Utah and getting through the first hundred miles, the scenery from a drab desert to a very pretty, lush mountainous area. The people were very friendly and helpful in ways not expected. Trash on the highway was more pronounced as I approached and left the city areas. The desert areas were very clean. I enjoyed my time in Utah and hope the rest of the Walk goes as well as it did there. 😀

Here are the stats from my little journey through Utah:

• Miles Walked: 355
• Average Miles per Day: 16.9
• % of Walk Completed: 33%
• Days Walked: 21
• Days Off: 5.5
• Money Found: $15.88
• Average Money Found per Day: $0.76
• Average Money Found per Mile: $0.05
• Counties Walked Through: 6 (Millard, Juab, Carbon, Utah, Duchesne, Unitah)
• State Highways Walked: 2
• US Highways Walked: 4
• Major Bridges Crossed: 0
• Most Unusual Find: Hands down, Scott’s upside down car!

Well, as you know, Nevada is behind us. We had a good month hiking in Nevada and were very impressed with the state and the people in it.

Here are the fun stats on Nevada:

• Miles Walked: 431.5
• Average Miles per Day: 20
• % of Walk Completed: 22%
• Days Walked: 21.5
• Days Off: 3.5
• Money Found: $4.38
• Average Money Found per Day: $0.20
• Average Money Found per Mile: $0.01
• Counties Walked Through: 5 (Douglas, Carson City, Church Lander, Eureka, White Pine)
• State Highways Walked: 1
• US Highways Walked: 3
• Major Bridges Crossed: 0
• Most Unusual Find: Badminton Racket (those 2 coffee cups ran a close second)

California!

Here are some fun figures from California:

• Miles Walked: 256.25
• Average Miles per Day: 16.53
• % of Walk Completed: 8%
• Days Walked: 15.5
• Days Off: 3.5
• Money Found: $15.18
• Average Money Found per Day: $0.98
• Average Money Found per Mile: $0.17
• Counties Walked Through: 6 (Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Sacramento, Amador & Alpine)
• State Highways Walked: 3
• US Highways Walked: 0
• Major Bridges Crossed: 4
• Most Unusual Find: New Aluminum Walking Cane!