14.7 Miles
Right Below Devils Thumb Pass
It rained ALL night.......again. Early in the morning a male moose came through camp again and called a bunch while Spins and I rolled over ignoring it and the rain and waking up. We got up around seven and took a while to get packed and ready because it was frigid. A cold front blew through last night and we got hiking around 8:30.
Coming around to Monarch Lake a bunch if cars past us which seemed a bit strange for an early Thursday morning. When we arrived at the lake and trailhead there were forest service workers and hoards of children; a field trip to the woods including a backcountry camp set up, a fire vehicle and campfire ready to be put out and a few other things which was neat for them.
The more concerning thing was the high mountains in the distance:
You can hardly see them but they are dusted in snow. Nothing like a warning to get moving. The weather should be nice the next week or so and today cleared up as we climbed up. We spent the morning climbing and took lunch at a random trailhead we weren't expecting. There were tons of cars and as we hiked out we came across bunches of hunters scattered about. We also passed a horse caravan with a big buck head on one of the horses which were heading back to the trailhead.
Continuing along we stopped short today to camp low and in the trees. Tomorrow we get to go up in beautiful country up at 12 and 13 thousand feet for ten or so miles before descending back down to camp again. Hopefully no precipitation tonight or tomorrow..well especially tomorrow because we'll be high and exposed. As for tonight, here's our view:
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