Home › Trail › Great Colorado Route Great Colorado Route Donovan “Iceman” Rice’s 1,700-mile thru-hike around Colorado Posted in Features Great Colorado Route After 141 days in the wilderness, Donovan Rice completes the Great Colorado Route around Colorado by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 2, 2026October 2, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 19: Donovan Rice spent 6 days in Maroon Bells viewing aspens, moose on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 25, 2026September 25, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 18: Donovan Rice found trail-closure drama & icky weather in Flat Tops while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 17: Donovan Rice’s windy walk in the Medicine Bows and scenic stroll in the Zirkels on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 10, 2026September 10, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 16: Donovan Rice ‘tears up’ in Indian Peaks, bails on iconic 14er in RMNP on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 20261 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 15: Donovan Rice relishes his time in the Gore Range, eyes Rocky Mountain National Park on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 27, 2026August 30, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 14: Donovan Rice ‘back to ridge traverses’ as he enters Summit County on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 20, 2026August 22, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 13: Donovan Rice climbs Pikes Peak, walks among 1.08-billion-year-old rocks on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 13, 2026August 13, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 12: Donovan Rice gets Royal treatment in Cañon City while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 6, 2026August 9, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 11: Donovan Rice “sad to see Sangres go,” traces Zebulon Pike’s footsteps in Grape Creek on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 30, 2026July 30, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 10: Donovan Rice tests limits in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Great Sand Dunes hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 23, 2026July 23, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 9: Donovan Rice samples cliff bands in San Juans on Great Colorado Route, plans for Sangre de Cristos next by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 16, 2026July 17, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 8: Donovan Rice finds ‘trail magic’ and ‘cannibals’ in San Juans while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 9, 2026July 9, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 7: Donovan Rice catches narrow gauge train, enters the Weminuche wilderness on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 2, 2026July 2, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 6: Donovan Rice is challenged in Wilson Group, leans on locals’ advice while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 25, 2026June 25, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 5: Donovan Rice summits Mt. Sneffels, begins snaking way across San Juans on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 18, 2026June 22, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 4: Donovan Rice closes out canyon country, eyes San Juans on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 11, 2026June 13, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 3: Donovan Rice explores Rattlesnake Arches, spots biological soil in Colorado National Monument by Jonathan IngrahamJune 4, 2026June 10, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 2: Donovan Rice tackles Grand Mesa, Little Book Cliffs near Palisade, sees mustangs by Jonathan IngrahamMay 28, 2026June 13, 20260 Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 1: Donovan Rice treks from Black Canyon of the Gunnison to Delta on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamMay 22, 2026June 10, 20260
Posted in Features Great Colorado Route After 141 days in the wilderness, Donovan Rice completes the Great Colorado Route around Colorado by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 2, 2026October 2, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 19: Donovan Rice spent 6 days in Maroon Bells viewing aspens, moose on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 25, 2026September 25, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 18: Donovan Rice found trail-closure drama & icky weather in Flat Tops while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 17: Donovan Rice’s windy walk in the Medicine Bows and scenic stroll in the Zirkels on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 10, 2026September 10, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 16: Donovan Rice ‘tears up’ in Indian Peaks, bails on iconic 14er in RMNP on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 20261
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 15: Donovan Rice relishes his time in the Gore Range, eyes Rocky Mountain National Park on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 27, 2026August 30, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 14: Donovan Rice ‘back to ridge traverses’ as he enters Summit County on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 20, 2026August 22, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 13: Donovan Rice climbs Pikes Peak, walks among 1.08-billion-year-old rocks on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 13, 2026August 13, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 12: Donovan Rice gets Royal treatment in Cañon City while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 6, 2026August 9, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 11: Donovan Rice “sad to see Sangres go,” traces Zebulon Pike’s footsteps in Grape Creek on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 30, 2026July 30, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 10: Donovan Rice tests limits in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Great Sand Dunes hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 23, 2026July 23, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 9: Donovan Rice samples cliff bands in San Juans on Great Colorado Route, plans for Sangre de Cristos next by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 16, 2026July 17, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 8: Donovan Rice finds ‘trail magic’ and ‘cannibals’ in San Juans while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 9, 2026July 9, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 7: Donovan Rice catches narrow gauge train, enters the Weminuche wilderness on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 2, 2026July 2, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 6: Donovan Rice is challenged in Wilson Group, leans on locals’ advice while hiking Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 25, 2026June 25, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 5: Donovan Rice summits Mt. Sneffels, begins snaking way across San Juans on Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 18, 2026June 22, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 4: Donovan Rice closes out canyon country, eyes San Juans on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamJune 11, 2026June 13, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 3: Donovan Rice explores Rattlesnake Arches, spots biological soil in Colorado National Monument by Jonathan IngrahamJune 4, 2026June 10, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 2: Donovan Rice tackles Grand Mesa, Little Book Cliffs near Palisade, sees mustangs by Jonathan IngrahamMay 28, 2026June 13, 20260
Posted in Great Colorado Route Week 1: Donovan Rice treks from Black Canyon of the Gunnison to Delta on the Great Colorado Route by Jonathan IngrahamMay 22, 2026June 10, 20260
