DAY ONE: We woke up early this day- we picked up my best friend John, and headed up to my parents house in the mountains.
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| Driving to the mountains |
We had breakfast up there, and did some final packing.
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| Jeep is all loaded! |
We arrived at the trailhead a bit late (ahem like 11:30-haha) but were determined to make it the 10ish miles to Refrigerator Gulch.
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| My jeep in its natural habitat. |
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| Ready to go! |
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| Trailhead! |
It was a pretty hike after we got out of the Hayman burn area, but was mostly overcast.
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| Day one scenic view! |
Mike had stayed up really late the night before (he only got about 3 hours of sleep) so we let him sleep after we set up camp. During this time John and I spent over an hour attempting to hang the rope for the bear bag. We failed. HORRIBLY. We actually ended up waking Mike and having him do it while we "cooked" dinner. Mike passed out early that night while John and I stayed up talking :)
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| Mike and my tent Night one. |
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| John's tent and camp night one |
DAY TWO: We ended up sleeping late, as it was overcast and contrary to its' name, Refrigerator Gulch is actually quite warm. It was almost eleven by the time we had camp packed up. It was around this time that we changed the plan to try to make it 20 miles that day, and went the opposite direction towards Wigwam.
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| Drinking instant coffee and swatting mosquitoes |
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| A bit dehydrated |
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| Muscles! |
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| Ready to go! |
The day was overcast, and the trail was rocky with overlooks, before going into this damp mossy forrest.
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| Fit couple! |
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| Best friends at the overlook |
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| Mossy branch forest |
Approaching wigwam there are the coolest looking rocks!
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| John and I with the rocks! |
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| Mike and I... before the rain |
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| I love these rocks! |
Wigwam is actually one of my favorite trails, but on this day (about four hours into hiking) when we were about a mile from the trail head, the skies OPENED up. It was a serious downpour. We stopped for a bit, but decided we were getting just as wet standing there as we would hiking. We continued on for about 2.5 miles before throwing in the towel and setting up camp near the intersection of Wigwam Trail and Rolling Creek Trail.
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| This is how we stay dry and still socialize. |
This night was our most cold and miserable. All of my stuff was wet, and most of John's. Mike was the only one smart enough to pack ALL of his things in ziplock bags. We made a clothesline after hanging our bearbag, but it actually made our stuff more wet.
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| Our poor wet clothes |
This night we all stayed up talking and playing games, but it was a chilly, restless night.
Also see Days Three and Four!
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