Colorado Trail, Segment 6, Day 6

Day 6--June 26, 2013

We ate breakfast burritos and got on the trail the earliest time yet--9:23!  Before starting we saw some bikers leave the campground on the CT.  As we hiked we saw a mom, her son, and her mother out for a stroll.  We hiked through beautiful forest until we came to a clearing with a bench.  Now we had beautiful views of South Park and ranch houses below.  As we hiked we planned the bubbly party for Fall Kick Off. 

Two bikers approached us as we came to a great vantage point.  They asked if we were tame.  We said we were friendly, and they said they were vicious.  They took our picture with the great views behind us, and we took their pictures too. 

The two bicyclists took great pictures of us with South Park behind us.

Jefferson Lake in the mountains behind us was our goal for the day.

We stopped at Guernsey Creek for a snack.  This was supposed to be our campsite on Day 3.  The peace and quiet was interrupted by ATVs and dirt bikes.  We also saw two backpackers.  Along the trail we found we had cell service, and we learned that Rob's flight would be late so he would not be able to hike tomorrow.  We texted that we still wanted him to pick us up.  I also texted Kathryn. 

The sign at Deadman Creek

At Deadman's Creek, we knew we had only about a mile and half left so we played in the stream.  We had a snack and met a man named Eric from Ohio who was thru-hiking.  He was doing about 25 miles per day and had a bit of news about the fire.  We also saw two older gentlemen getting water from the stream.

We climbed and passed through a dead forest that reminded us of ruins.  We saw all the bikers return, and then we descended to Jefferson Lake Road.  We crossed the road knowing it was the end of our hike. 

This sign would help Rob find us on Thursday morning.
We are halfway between Kenosha Pass and Georgia Pass.

We put down our packs and headed to Jefferson Creek to fetch water.   

We followed this sign for one tenth of mile to get water out of Jefferson Creek. 
We camped a few feet from this sign.

We set up our camp between the trail and a picnic ground so we could use a table and the bathrooms. 

Before dinner we planned the Bubbly Party and recorded our thoughts.  We had stroganoff and chili for dinner.  We turned in early due to the mosquitoes from the beaver ponds and hoped Rob would come for us in the morning.