Trail was a little hard to follow this morning. I took a bearing and tried to just go cross-country to the next pass but ended up at a steep cliff and had to backtrack and find the trail to make the descent.
More traversing. By midmorning, John, Squirrel, Handstand, Dust Bunny and I ended up at the same pass and started hiking together.
Finally no snow on the trail. Bare trail was intermittent and we enjoyed it while we could.
Our intention was to camp near Wolf Creek Pass and hitch in early tomorrow morning. This picture was taken about 20 minutes before another thunderstorm rolled in and we had to quickly bail out down the side of the mountain before reaching the ski resort. We dropped about 1000 feet, mostly glisading until we reached a reservoir where we had to camp in less than ideal conditions. I was able to build a small fire after it stopped raining to dry out my socks. Pagosa Springs will have to wait until tomorrow! 7.4 miles, 3:35 hiking.
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