We met a man this morning who is in Silverton for the rockin 100 endurance race. He told us how he ran across America pushing a stroller with his supplies. He was very interesting to talk to. Silverton has the third best fireworks in the state and we would've had a good view of them from the hostel but back to the trail we went. We got a ride up to Stony Pass in an ORV. A large family including grandparents and kids were driving in a caravan of four wheelers. They were fun. We started hiking at noon just in time to be concerned about the afternoon thunderstorm forecast. Our goal was an old mining building in 7.5 miles that could be used as an emergency shelter.
Above tree line there just aren't any good spots. With an eye on the sky we hustled down the trail, made it to the shelter, had a long lunch break there and hiked on. The clouds never amounted to anything and it was a beautiful evening. To top off our lucky day we found a campsite in trees on level ground. It's a find!
These mountains continue to surprise us with amazing views and varied terrain. Sometimes it's a valley covered with wildflowers or a river running down the mountain. Sometimes it's rocky and a lot of times it's swampy from snowmelt. Lovely mud.. So far my new shoes get a thumbs up.
Was it Dean Karnazes? He's been in runners world quite a bit and does a lot of endurance running. That's awesome if you did!
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