Toby hikes in his own food/treats and usually helps pack out trash.
Brian registering us in at the trailhead just after crossing the bridge across Clear Creek. I ended up working about 6 hours anyway, trying to finish the newsletter so it was ready to send out on July 1, so we didn't start hiking until 5:00 pm.
I decided to try-out some trekking poles this weekend, to see what all the hub-bub was about, and to educate myself in order to sell them better to our customers. They were great on the backpack in and out, but I didn't like them so much when climbing the peaks. "To each there own!"
We reached these cabin remains after an hour of hiking, and from what we had heard from our friend, Spencer, there were some good camping spots further up the trail where it began to level out at the basin. Thankfully this time of the year we have light until almost 9:00 pm so we didn't have to set up camp in the dark.
Another half hour past the cabin, we found some great camping spots, nestled amongst trees with no one insight. Just us, the deer, chirping birds, and the well-fed marmots!
Our night one camp spot. We used the trekking poles to set-up our tent vestibule as an awning. It was fantastic!
Pretty blue wildflowers that speckled the meadow.
HELLO! Happy to be outside enjoying a break from work!
Our view from the tent just as the sun was beginning to set and the clouds were changing color.
Brian and Toby enjoying the cool evening while waiting a couple minutes for our JetBoil to boil water for our Veggie Lasagna dinner and hot tea.
Brian's squishy bowl with Irish Breakfast Tea...Yum!
The nearby stream, snowmelt-runoff, where we filtered water.
These are the beautiful wildflowers lining the stream beneath the willows. So vibrant!
The sun setting on Mt. Belford above, and below the clouds fiery orange to the west of us. It was such a relaxing evening as we drifted off to sleep to the last chirping birds and faint sounds of the rushing stream.
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