San Juan Wilderness Boundary
Happy’s much better summary with pictures.
We started at the boundary at 6:00 in the morning.
We climbed up and up. The boundary is at 9,225.
The peak was 10,566.
There is a long section marked with snow poles.
Then we headed down through the blow downs and fire damage (all nicely cleared) and into beautiful forest.
InReach said 15% chance of minimal rain for an hour. We got sixteen hours of rain and over half an inch of rain. Which wasn’t that much for sixteen hours but was a long time under roads.
Luckily Happy got me to set up the tent before it got really bad so we stopped about four miles before the Ranger Station everyone has been diverting to.
We hiked there in the morning in continuing light rain.
Indios Fire
The forest service financed shuttle around the Indios fire closure is still running. The rain has started to finish the fire off but according to the rangers the fire damage may keep the trail closed in that section through next year.
They have a free (paid for by the forest service and volunteers) shuttle because parts of the road walk are very dangerous.
The wash station, privies and camping area at Coyote NFS Ranger station are still in place, with water.
Twenty-five hikers shuttled last week. Two so far this week.
Lots of water coming down hill from the peak. Three gallons at the cache at the road. Tap water at the Ranger Station one and a half miles down the road.
Ghost Ranch
We arrived at Ghost Ranch before 9:00. Then it was showers, laundry, and eventually lunch.
Our bunks were the CDT ones.
I had a mixed plate, including a vegan option because it tasted good.
Dinner tonight and a chance to sleep dry. Tomorrow we have breakfast and then head out to Chama five days down the trail.
And more hikers shuttling in after doing the Great Basin.
