CDT – Day 83- Knoll M2203.2 to Cumbres Pass
7/16/15 Day 83 Knoll M2203.2 to Cumbres Pass 7803′
Tent – Nights Spent Alone: 10
31.4, 1577.1 Trip Miles
Mostly Sunny
Day’s of Snow: 8 – Day’s of Rain: 32 – Days of Hail: 16
# of Zero days: 7
6:43 am to 6 pm
Gila Crossings Final Total: 221
Tick Count: 4 (4 more crawling on me)
Wanted List
Mountain Goat
Grizzly Bear
Sasquatch
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Velociraptor
Mountain Lion
Beaver
Unicorn
Wolf
Buffalo
Critter Count
43 Elk
8 Chipmunks
5 Whistle Pigs
4 Pika
3 Deer
Totals
1) 530 Pronghorn*
2) 374 Elk
3) 167 Chipmunks
4) 130 Marmot****
5) 119 Deer**
6) 119 Lizards
7) 116 Wild Horses
8) 52 Pika
9) 50 Squirrels
10) 46 Ground Squirrels
11) 41 Cotton Tail Rabbits
12) 30 Prairie Dogs
13) 22 Horny Roads
14) 17 Jack Rabbit***
15) 12 Moose
16) 8 Snakes
17) 5 Coyotes
18) 5 Moles
19) 3 Porcupine
20) 2 Fox
21) 2 Rattle Snakes
22) 2 Toads
23) 1 Mouse
24) 1 Skunk
25) 1 Weasel
*181 from car, **4 from car, ***1 from car, ****2 from car
I slept well last night even without ear plugs. So well I turned off both alarms and slept in. I finally had to get up because I heard Rafiki moving about.
The day was supposed to be 25 miles but we said screw it and busted out the extra 6.4 to finish our second state. We reached Cumbres Pass at 6 pm, 52 days from the last time we were there. It was weird being back at the same location. Ice never experienced that on a thru-hike.
The hike itself was mellow but we did get some incredible views. Colorado sent us out in style. I even saw a heard of at least 40 elk about 300′ below me in a valley. It was amazing to be above them and just observe them doing their thing.
I’m super excited to be done with Colorado. It means two states done and three to go (WY, ID, and MT) it also means I’m going to be actually hiking north towards Canada instead of away from it! It’s been odd being a Northbounder headed south to reach Canada. Mentally it will feel good to be headed north. It’s just natural. I’m not sure how to explain it.
Scatman
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