Saturday, August 15, 2015

Never Summer Wilderness

What a name for a place! Never Summer was certainly a place that had fall in the air... in mid august.  The mountain meadows are starting to turn golden yellow, the high alpine shrubs are turning bright red... it is looking more like fall at 11,000 and 12,000 feet than I'd like to admit.  It certainly keeps me hiking to try and beat the snow!

Since last time I've completed southbound from the Great Basin of Wyoming into Colorado to Rabbit Ears Pass and spent an absolutely amazing time with Steamboat Star (miss Jayne).  She literally picked me up at the Post Office and knew exactly what a girl from the trail needed to relax and recoup.  Thank you girl!!!!

Then it was off through the Never Summer Wilderness and into Rocky Mountain National Park.  The trail actually goes through Grand Lake at the southern end of the park and there is an impressive Hostel called Shadowcliff that I HIGHLY recommend to anyone visiting.  WOW!

I still need to get used to Colorado's classic afternoon thunderstorms but so far I've had hail the size of peanut M&Ms and lightning so close there's no gap between flash and crack.  The vast majority of the trail is up at 11 and 12,000 feet, which makes navigation particularly challenging in the afternoons.
This state brings a whole new perspective to the mantra of the CDT: Embrace the Brutality!!!
Welcome to Colorado!!!

Trying new things... click on the link below to (hopefully) see a little video of me in the Winds!
http://youtu.be/P0VYWMcQFpc

Happy Trails!
~beads





2 comments:

  1. Nice video!! Beautiful country!! We all think of you everyday and hope you are safe and having the best time ever!!! Love ya!, K

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  2. Miss u laura! So glad u are still ear to ear smiling!! Makes me very proud of u!!

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