San Isabel National Forest - August 21-22

After leaving the canyon we drove about 2 hours of the way towards Colorado Springs. We stopped just after the road peaked out at the top near the Monarch ski resort. Our campsite must have been just below 11000 feet located in the San Isabel National Forest.



Just after arriving I caught a lurgy leering at Mina. Yuck. My pocketknife has been equipped in my pocket since. (Ha, like I would actually be able to intimidate anyone.)



It was cold. This is only our second campfire of the trip. Dinner was lasagna and pesto pasta eaten out of a shared Ziploc bag. (Our foray back into civilization provided a prepared dinner for two nights. No beer made it to the second night though.)



Here’s our humble tent amongst the grand trees of the forest. It seems warmer inside with the rain-fly on so we haven’t slept under the stars for quite a few nights. I’d guess it was in the mid 40s based on the comfort level inside my sleeping bag.



The morning of the eighth day after leaving Austin we’re at 1687.0 miles headed off to Colorado Springs.

- Trent