From western boarder of Colorado to Glenwood Springs Colorado:

1. ​There are some private property issues between MayBell and Meeker, Colorado.

From Glenwood Springs to Salida Colorado:

1. ​This route generally has a few brushy sections, and the route choice could improve the experience.​

From Salida, Colorado to New Mexico:

1. This section is incredible, especially the Rainbow Trail. South of the Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a lot of road walking due to the old Spanish land grant process, making the lower Sangre De Cristo range generally private property. I enjoyed road walking here for some strange reason.
2. Note, when the trail jumps on the west side of the Sangre De Cristo Range north of the dunes, there are fantastic hot springs, but it is also a nudist camp, which I found pretty fun to join people in their birthday suits!