Today we attempted what would be an arduous hike for us, should we be able to complete it. We had to drive 20 plus miles of washboard forest roads to a trailhead which would then lead to a saddle between two prominent mountains. Off we went and despite the roads we really enjoyed the drive as the scenery was really beautiful. We drove upwards through pine and aspen forests. As we climbed higher, the aspen were just beginning to set on leaves. Snow banks were visible still. We parked the car/truck at around 11,000 feet and began our hike before we reached the trail head. The trail head was a mile further on jeep road. Our truck was capable, but we were a long way out in a remote area and I was reluctant, as I had never driven that kind of road before. So we walked. We climbed a bit more and stopped for lunch. I wanted to turn back at this point, but Ginnie could see level road ahead, so we continued on. I denied us the moral victory of reaching the trail head, and Ginnie agreed that we should head back. All in all, for two seniors to hike more than a couple of miles at 11,000 feet, I think we did pretty well, plus the day was beautiful as well as stunning mountain scenery.
We returned to camp and we both took naps. I woke up and saw two aliners coming in to the campground. Wow, in our two years camping we have only seen one other aliner, and now two? Turns out that the aliners are owned by two couples, friends, from Austin Texas. We visited and exchanged notes on our campers. We exchanged common gripes, but it's pretty obvious we all think we made a good choice for going camping.
We fired up the Smokey Joe again and had brats with sauerkraut and baked beans.
Our distant goal
Closer, but not there yet
Field of Dandelions
The Jeep road
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