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

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

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

Week 14: Donovan Rice ‘back to ridge traverses’ as he enters Summit County on Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 20, 2026August 22, 20260

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

Week 12: Donovan Rice gets Royal treatment in Cañon City while hiking Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 6, 2026August 9, 20260

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

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

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

Week 8: Donovan Rice finds ‘trail magic’ and ‘cannibals’ in San Juans while hiking Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 9, 2026July 9, 20260

Week 7: Donovan Rice catches narrow gauge train, enters the Weminuche wilderness on the Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 2, 2026July 2, 20260

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

Week 5: Donovan Rice summits Mt. Sneffels, begins snaking way across San Juans on Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamJune 18, 2026June 22, 20260

Week 4: Donovan Rice closes out canyon country, eyes San Juans on the Great Colorado Route

by Jonathan IngrahamJune 11, 2026June 13, 20260

Week 3: Donovan Rice explores Rattlesnake Arches, spots biological soil in Colorado National Monument

by Jonathan IngrahamJune 4, 2026June 10, 20260

Week 2: Donovan Rice tackles Grand Mesa, Little Book Cliffs near Palisade, sees mustangs

by Jonathan IngrahamMay 28, 2026June 13, 20260

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

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Donovan “Iceman” Rice’s 1,700-mile thru-hike around Colorado