Chalk Creek Canyon tagged - Breakfast in America Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:20:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://breakfastinamerica.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-2017-06-12-204131-square-1-32x32.jpg Chalk Creek Canyon tagged - Breakfast in America 32 32 49034375 Leaving Chalk Creek Canyon https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/leaving-chalk-creek-canyon/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/leaving-chalk-creek-canyon/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:06:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42640 Leaving Chalk Creek Canyon — I hadn't gone far before the scenery in the rearview mirror begged me to stop and take a picture.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/leaving-chalk-creek-canyon/feed/ 0 42640 Sunshine on the cliff tops https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/sunshine-on-the-cliff-tops/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/sunshine-on-the-cliff-tops/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:11:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42635 Sunshine on the cliff tops — Just after seven the sunlight caught the tops of the cliff behind the campground. Time for a quick picture, finish packing everything away in the car, and get on my way.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/sunshine-on-the-cliff-tops/feed/ 0 42635 Day 9. Pre-dawn light https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/day-9-up-before-dawn/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/day-9-up-before-dawn/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:37:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42632 Day 9. Pre-dawn light — It's six-thirty, and I have to be in Colorado Springs shortly after ten. I allowed plenty of time to wake up and get ready to go. This was the view that greeted me when I got out of the tent.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/day-9-up-before-dawn/feed/ 0 42632 Well staked out https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/well-staked-out/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/well-staked-out/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:12:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42627 Well staked out — It's been very windy, so I used all the tie out points on Ginger's Zpacks Duplex tent. I also used the freestanding kit so I didn't have to collapse the tent to use my hiking poles for hiking.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/well-staked-out/feed/ 0 42627 Entrance to the Cascade Campground https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/entrance-to-the-cascade-campground/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/entrance-to-the-cascade-campground/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:53:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42624 Entrance to the Cascade Campground — Looking out towards the road.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/entrance-to-the-cascade-campground/feed/ 0 42624 Back to the start and some trailside pumpkins https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/back-to-the-start-and-some-trailside-pumpkins/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/back-to-the-start-and-some-trailside-pumpkins/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:13:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42621 Back to the start and some trailside pumpkins — I saw these near the start of the trail. Hike totals: 6.5 miles and 1,300 ft. of elevation gain/loss.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/back-to-the-start-and-some-trailside-pumpkins/feed/ 0 42621 Nearly down https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/nearly-down/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/nearly-down/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:06:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42618 Nearly down — it took me around fifty minutes to get here from the top of the ridge.

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