19.3 Miles
Somewhere Past Teton Reservoir
So Spins and I prepared to leave Rawlins by filling a combined 16 liters of water total!! That's 34 pounds of water!! Our next stretch could have as long as 50 miles until the next on trail water. Luckily a part of the trail is on a well used road so acquiring water from cars may be our only hope once we run out. We left around 11 and walked to the post office to ship all our cold weather clothing ahead to Colorado to balance out all that water weight. We got an early lunch and headed through a neighborhood to walk out of town and under interstate 80. Once we crossed out of Rawlins it started to rain. Now it being mid-day, rain was alright with me because the alternative was blistering heat and sunshine. Besides that would come after the storm and dry me quickly, which it did. The entire time the wind was whipping across the road sending huge raindrops at me. We continued along the road for miles and miles of the same landscape we've seen previously. The wind changed from across the road to strait at us as the road transitioned from asphalt paved to naturally Rawlins red (the color of the earth here) paved. We got to the first big reservoir, Teton Reservoir which is saline. There are seagulls and crayfish here no drinkable water to be seen. Luckily I knew this beforehand otherwise we'd be screwed. We continued along until nightfall and set the tent up behind some bushes on the side of the road...luxurious wilderness am I right?? In the distance lightning clouds are lighting up around which is a beautiful sight to cap off the day. More road and no water tomorrow!
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