Out of the Mountains

We've been in the Rabbit Ears Range.  These mountains are more green and rocky with spires, cliffs, and other formations. Today we had 20 miles of exposure but it wasn't as steep and trees were easier to get to.  However we were still hiking fast with our eyes to the sky and not taking breaks.  But the weather held. It held til 5 pm when we got hammered by a couple of storms.  By then we had descended out of the mountains and had plenty of tree cover during the worst of it.  We hiked on forest service roads and paved roads to near Rabbit Ears pass.  

From there we hitched into Steamboat Springs.  I was so ready for a hotel we splurged on a nice one with a hot tub.  A friend of Pounces is on a road trip and happened to be in Steamboat same time as us.  Perfect timing!  So we are all hanging out and enjoying the downtime.  Whew, what an intense few days!