Friday, July 30, 2004
Elk Out Of Leadore
07/30/04
I awoke earlier than I would have liked, but it allowed me to get everything done, except my overdue journal entries. Oh, and the massage exchange we'd talked about, and re-doing Apple Pie's braids.
Such is the timeline of a town stop: Some things HAVE to get done, others, I WOULD LIKE to do, but the real purpose is to rest and recover. That's the order of priority for me, so the R-n-R rarely happens.
Mike and Aleta at the Leadore Inn let us use their computer with Internet access, which was really nice, and I hopped on this morning.
We the headed to breakfast, then to the PO to get rid of the boxes that follow me around.
Back on the trail at Bannock Pass, we began the climbing that would eventually take us to 10,000' for the first time on this hike. The Divide here is open grass with tree patches falling off to the side every few miles.
In the afternoon, I had a great view of a herd of elk. I watched them grazing on the spring-crisp grass from above, my presence muffled by the wind sucking across the Divide.
Night greeted us with a full moon. Somehow I missed the first full moon of the trip, so I am secretly thrilled to be soaking in the cool rich light of this moving spotlight.
