Day EightyFive, September 10, 23 Miles
At Mile 1725.5, Poptart 630/1000
Cold, cold, cold. Got some road in up and over TinCup Pass. Colorado is becoming a little bland, I hate to say. It'd be nice to see some snow (not tooooo much, easy easy), Dan's description of these mountains as a quarry is bang on. At least we have the Aspens. Oh, Aspens.
Windy again, so we stayed low where we had the option then took a Wolf alternate that ended up being one of the best afternoons yet. Left the divide and headed down to an old railway/telegraph outpost that was part of a mostly tourist train line and tunnel up here in the late 1800's. Now a museum of sorts, the volunteers were super friendly and happy to let us eat in the warmth of the telegraph station (we'd spotted the smoking chimney a ways off), even offering the back rooms as a nap space... They know the way to my heart.
Down the old railway grade, sheer for hundreds of feet above and below, past ATV's and raspberries and back up to Tomichi Pass. Past an old cemetery and some creepy houses and began our easy bushwack back up to the trail. Another clear, starry night so imma sleep out again. Great day, thankyou James.
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