At Mile 1842, Poptart 676/1000
COLD last night. Like -6C cold. Ridiculous. Also very moist, which left a layer of frost on everything. Used my bivy sack for half the night till its trapping of moisture proved counter-productive enough to sacrifice it's extra warmth. My sleeping bag froze instead.I did, however, refuse to sacrifice my fleece jumper pillow or balaclava thigh warmer for their more heat trappingly effective purposes. Spent the last couple hours of the night lightly shivering. If that's the worst we get though, my decision not to buy a warmer bag was the right one. Oh how I hope it does not get colder.
Wore almost everything for the 5 miles to the highway. Got real hot real quick. Won't do that again. Andy, RT's friend from the PCT, was awaiting our arrival at Spring Creek Pass. Patient and no doubt sleepy from his pre-5am wakeup to drive down from Leadville he proved to be great fun, invaluable help and tireless in his watching and shuttling us around Lake City doing our boringass town chores. Unfortunately we missed the local breakfast buffet by two days. Apparently they stop serving it after Labour Day. You just know it was unbelievable. In the confusion, we left town only having one small meal. Myself and Hawkeye softly requesting the local BBQ place on the way out, we did remember to get some Brandy for the Juans and back up to the pass. Andy hiked with us for a couple of miles, with we quizzing him on his recent completion of the Leadville 100, then ran back to his car. Many thanks for everything Andy. Heavy pack with 6+ days of food but we made it to the Yurt. Yeah, that's right, a yurt. It's left standing and open during the summer months for CDT/CT hikers to use. And use we are.
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