We slept late this morning, but it was really grey and chilly. I, of course, am feeling mopey and want to go home. Brent tries to cheer me up, but I am still mopey. Passed the Continental Divide cabin (another 10th Mountain Division cabin, website here), it's denizens were the only people we saw all day!
The trail goes up and up to about 11,000 feet, and then we walked straight into a giant snowdrift. And it started to rain and rain and rain. So we ended up setting up the tarp in the world's most uncomfortable camp spot. The rain lasted for about 2.5 hours, then it lifted a tiny bit, and we made a run for it! Toward the top of the pass, just after we got past the snow, we found a stuffy bag on the trail, it had a stove, a small fuel canister, a spork, a windscreen, and a stainless steel mug in it. Not the lightest accoutrements, but since Brent has been worried about our fuel consumption, it's very useful! We'll use up the fuel, then ditch the canister and the mug at the next opportunity.
Camped sort of late, but still felt okay because of the forced 2.5 hour break. Slept to the sound of rain on the tarp...
kim
The trail goes up and up to about 11,000 feet, and then we walked straight into a giant snowdrift. And it started to rain and rain and rain. So we ended up setting up the tarp in the world's most uncomfortable camp spot. The rain lasted for about 2.5 hours, then it lifted a tiny bit, and we made a run for it! Toward the top of the pass, just after we got past the snow, we found a stuffy bag on the trail, it had a stove, a small fuel canister, a spork, a windscreen, and a stainless steel mug in it. Not the lightest accoutrements, but since Brent has been worried about our fuel consumption, it's very useful! We'll use up the fuel, then ditch the canister and the mug at the next opportunity.
Camped sort of late, but still felt okay because of the forced 2.5 hour break. Slept to the sound of rain on the tarp...
kim
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