Rain Rain Go Away

When I think back on today it was all about the rain.  We hustled down the trail to make miles before it rained plus we wanted to dry out our gear.  So we hustled.  We hiked up and over Anne's Pass which still had some snow piles.  At the top two military planes flew by through the peaks and made an impressive sight against the cloudy sky.  

We hiked through the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness in the San Isabel National Forest.  We were going up most of the day and in the trees.  We stopped for lunch and dried our tents while watching the clouds build.

 No sooner were we done and packed up when the storm broke.  It hailed.  Then came a steady rain and lots of thunder.  We walked through it.  But it didn't pass quickly it stuck around so when we came to a trailhead with a toilet we took shelter.  It was dry and didn't stink.  We were holed up in the toilet for an hour.  Finally the sun came out and we started hiking again.  Another rain storm rolled in though after only going two miles.  But we kept walking up a very steep trail until finally giving up for the night and taking shelter again in a dilapidated dirty building.  But it's dry.  We sure lucked out with shelter today which was great as it's the rainiest day so far.  It rained from 1-430, and 530-730.