10.5 Miles
Below Jones Pass
We got out of the hotel and back up to the pass right before noon today amidst a bunch of people looking at the various signs and information at the pass as well as day hiking up on the CDT. We took off and made our way up and up.
We were able to chat with a bunch of people out for the day which was nice because out on the trail we don't run into to many people. Around roads in Colorado though people show up in numbers. It's nice to see a state with such an active outdoor lifestyle of people of all types.
Continuing on past the distance of a day hike we came to a low pass where we could take a low route instead of the high and have the opportunity to camp low. Spins usually has trouble camping hog so we went low and hiked a dirt path with plenty of jeeps and SUV's. As we got closer to Jones Pass there were camps set up if people out for the weekend in a really beautiful area...minus the mining operation low in the valley. We set up camp along the road at a switchback below the pass and called it a night. The sunsets colors were pretty and tomorrow we'll arrive at I-70 to get picked up by friends and hang out on their farm on the front range.
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