Back On Trail

It was pouring rain still this morning so we used every second of our hotel time.  Too soon it was checkout time.  The forecast was for improving weather so we decided to get to the trail and if necessary camp at the trail head campground.  We took the bus to the outskirts of town to hitch.  But stopped at a gas station for a lunch snack.  While standing there a guy asked us how many days we'd been in trail.  Right away Pounce knew he was a hiker and asked if he was going to Rabbit Ears pass.  He said no but I'll take you.  So we got a ride and the rain stopped and we hiked on.  It is beautiful up here even with overcast skies.  

Flowers are in bloom and we passed a lot of lakes.  The ground was very wet from all of the rain and the trail was running with water from overflowing streams.  

Our feet got soaked.  Then the last three miles of our day it started raining hard again.  But we hiked fifteen miles this afternoon and made it to Buffalo pass and summit lake campground.  It also stopped raining so we could set up our tents dry and eat dinner at the picnic table.  We'll make it back to Wyoming yet.