Dancing Down the Deviant Streets of Denver, CO

From DTW to Denver’s Ballpark District, day one of my Colorado Trail journey starts with locals, lessons, and the mile-high prologue before the climb.

3:30 A.M. came so, so quick.

My second alarm, 3:31, came quicker. Usually I give myself a ten-minute delay in between, but this time was different.

Even in my sleep-fogged brain, I understood the signal: no time to waste. My subconscious searched through the mist for a reason to lock in until ultimately, it landed with a somersault, and I zapped out of …