We left the residence inn after breakfast and headed to the train station
We are dealing with the altitude sickness issue with a train and then the free bus and will avoid extended time above 12,000 feet.
Also getting new shoes at Winter Park and then the camping at Grand Lake today.
Now planning on three days of food.
Happy Six needs new shoes fairly soon and they have her size in stock.
After thousands of trail miles my feet have spread just a little but only longer, now wider. They are slightly longer and my big toes are bumping the ends of my shoes. I’ll see if they have 8.5 size shoes in stock. The wides I’m wearing have gotten “sloppy” and short.
Here is hoping.
Looking forward to picking up a day’s food, checking shoes and moving down the trail.
We got new shoes. My toes no longer bang off the ends. Win’s feet look sparkly.
Resupply was easy at the Safeway next door to the bus stop and shoe store.
Now we wait on the free bus. It picks up at one of several edges of the parking lot (and not the first two we went to ?).
Getting cloudy and windy.
Our driver the last leg.
The community center camping area in Grand Lake for CDT hikers. People kept showing up after the picture.
The biggest bubble of hikers we’ve seen—and the biggest the center has seen.
Then we saw another Jolly Gear hiker with the pattern Happy has.
Now for hamburgers and a good night’s sleep.