Planning a trip on the Colorado trail…

The hiker. Not gun related.

Check out his site.
http://www.pmags.com/colorado-trail-end-to-end-guide-2

"I've done a few hundred milers in my day so I feel like I've got the experience to tackle something a little harder."

So you know the drill. Just do it four more times.

If your gear is down around 12 to 13 pounds, you are set. If its more, you'll work a little harder, but not a big deal.

The only things unique to the CT would be resupply points, water, and weather.

Resupply will depend on your speed and how much you are willing to carry.

Count on rain/sleet/hail, which implies a solid shelter, and rain gear you can hike in. You could get lucky and have great weather (I have), otherwise the risk of hypothermia is high.

Water in late season can be a challenge. Depending on the situation at the time of your hike, I suggest taking an extra platy for reserve capacity.

"So you know the drill. Just do it four more times."

Yea my main concern is just resupply points. The 100 milers mostly had water on the trail. The food, tents, and other heavy stuff was split up between a few people so we only had to resupply twice basically (on top of what we packed in from day one with.) We were taking it slow, because we were in no hurry. 10-12 days with 8-15 miles a day and taking a lot of time to see the sites, swim, climb, etc. Even a little side hike here or there up to summits and what not. Our "resupply" points were literally dropped off for us by friends who were car camping near some of the roads we crossed so there wasn't a lot of planning or thought involved other than knowing where they were camping.

"If your gear is down around 12 to 13 pounds, you are set. If its more, you'll work a little harder, but not a big deal."

I haven't weighed everything together yet, but based on manufacturer stated weights I should be around 14. And thats with my TarpTent DR, which if I went alone could take almost a pound off with a lighter 1P tent.

"The only things unique to the CT would be resupply points, water, and weather.
Resupply will depend on your speed and how much you are willing to carry."

As I said before, this is my main concern. Looking at the guide on pmags, some of the "resupply" points are 10 miles or more from the trail. All told, those extra "hikes" add almost another 50-60 miles to the walk. Some of them look like the offer shuttle service to the trail heads which is cool. In any case these logistics are what concern me, maybe I will feel a little more comfortable with this when its planned out. I've never had to really worry about drop shipping stuff or hitch hiking or anything like that.

"Count on rain/sleet/hail, which implies a solid shelter, and rain gear you can hike in. You could get lucky and have great weather (I have), otherwise the risk of hypothermia is high."

This, I am not too worried about, and by I don't mean that it is not a major consideration in my mind, but rather that I know what to prepare for. I grew up in Colorado so I know what its like and I have plenty of lightweight rain and super warm gear. However I would like to avoid getting caught in a huge snow storm, I also know how they can be, so I will probably plan for an early season start. Better safe than sorry.

"Water in late season can be a challenge. Depending on the situation at the time of your hike, I suggest taking an extra platy for reserve capacity."

This is good to know, thanks. I haven't examined the topos really closely yet. I'm guessing there are a couple rivers or streams to refill, but it would be good to know where for sure, and whether or not any of them are seasonal. I've ready about Andrew Skurkas adventures on the CT, and that he was caught in a bit of a pickle expecting there to be water in rivers that showed up on the topo but turned out to be dry during that season. I'd like to avoid that predicament.