DAY THREE: This morning we woke up COLD. We made some coffee and oatmeal and started breaking down camp.
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| Trying to stay warm |
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| John not wanting to get out of his sleeping bag |
As all of our things were still wet, so we packed them in trashbags, and tried to shake the water off of the tents. This was also the morning with the most bug bites, because John and I filtered water which meant a long amount of time spent next to the river. Eventually the sun reached us (we were in a valley) and it looked like it would be a great day for hiking.
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| John ready to go! |
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| Mike wondering why I am taking all of these photos |
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| I am ready to go! |
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| Backpacking selfie! haha |
We hit the trail and enjoyed the short hike to the Rolling Creek Trailhead.
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| Wigwam Trail |
Unfortunately, when we changed our route, we didn't really look much at the topography of our new route. BIG mistake. Rolling Creek Trail is a strenuous, rocky and steep hike. We almost lost the trail a few times, and this was not the hike to do in wet boots.
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| The part that was not so steep. |
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| John hiking up! |
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| Mike happy to be taking a breather! |
When we got to the top, we discovered the most beautiful meadow! We stopped here to eat a snack and let some of our stuff dry in the sun! It was also up here that Mike proposed. :)
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| After the proposal. |
The way down the mountain was even more steep and strenuous than the hike up. We found a dead elk carcass too!
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| John and the bones |
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| SKELETON! |
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| Looking back on what we hiked down |
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| Where is the trail?! |
When we reached the bottom, there was a river, and lots of log bridges to cross over!
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| John crossing the log bridge. |
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| Waterfall! |
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| Finally to the bottom! |
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| Waterfall! |
We exited Lost Creek Wilderness, and continued on Rolling Creek Trail towards the Colorado Trail.
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| Goodbye Lost Creek! |
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| Trail Signage. |
We eventually met up with the Colorado Trail. This was the last trail, and we hiked about a mile in before setting up camp for the night.
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| where we set up camp- we never got photos of this site setup. |
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| Colorado Trail marker! |
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| John near where we camped. |
This night Mike and I stayed up late to actually see the stars on the only clear night of our trip. I LOVE stargazing, so this was a really nice night for me!
DAY FOUR: We woke up really early eager to get home. We didn't even eat before breaking down camp and starting our hike.
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| Mike all packed and ready (and our campsite) |
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John just wants real food.
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This is the last of the photos as none were taken on the last 15ish miles. By this point we were just done and wanted to be at home. It didn't help that this was the hottest day of our trip. We finally made it, and my mom had dinner waiting for us in the crock pot :) Overall a fun trip and lots of quality time spent with Mike and John both!
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