Journey Day 427 | CDT Day 90

We hiked out of Wyoming into Colorado with amazing vistas.

9/12/87

Walk road, cold from freezing the night before. Eventually to 1-mile side road to moved Lakeview Campground. We sit, low on water. Old Green Mountain Clubber takes Laurie and me to a boat ramp faucet. Back at break spot, we talk long about the A.T., Long Trail in Vermont, much he built, maintained since 1959. Walk on out of Wyoming into Colorado.

Up to Hog Park Guard Station, where vehicles are traveling. Pass a jumble of weekenders, into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness. Cross creek, up to a lunch spot. Cook Clark 165's (A.T. friend Bob Novick) potato meal - um-um good.

We hiked into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness.

Luckily decipher trail junction, good climb to the Divide. I lead, push up to Trail Creek. Get agua, go on as others break. Many creek crossings, excellent parks, follow cairns, poles, nose to one crossing I think is the right one for camp. Wait in euphoric daze in the park, arise to find tracks after a search through the woods. Since not .7 to the creek crossing, I pick up pack again and cut through woods, to stock driveway, down to view of the Sawtooth Range. Cross creek, find forested camps, pitching and cooking when a llama train of Peter Nichols, Clark, Col., appears.

He comes over, long talk, interesting beasts. Back to cooking, pitching -amazing changes in the trail so quickly. Crash while still light, but awaken to update from Sept. 10 by flashlight. Back to sleep.