Clear Creek Spring (1,278.2) to Frog Spring (1,304.2)
Miles today - 26
The trail dropped steeply 5,000 feet to the bottom of a canyon and into the weird town of Belden. There wasn't much more than a small store and a restaurant, where we had breakfast. The town was getting ready for a huge rave tomorrow with around 2,000 people expected. Supposedly these raves happen all the time and the music can be heard from the trail over 10 miles away. I'm glad I'll be long gone by tomorrow.
Above: Hikers taking over Belden.
I picked up my resupply box and a new pair of shoes from the post office, and after hanging out there for a while Macho and I hit the trail again.
It was really hot in Belden with temps in the upper 90's, and we had a 5,000 foot climb back out of the canyon. The lower slopes were exposed to the sun and it wasn't long before we had to take a break in a small patch of shade to cool off. The rest of the climb was steep and seemed to go on forever and we didn't find a place to camp with water until after 7 pm. There's a deer roaming around camp. No matter how many times we scare it off it keeps coming back. We suspect this deer doesn't stand a chance come hunting season. There are also so many mosquitoes buzzing outside my tent it sounds like a NASCAR race.
We aren't sure where Bronco and Fairway are, if they left town before or after we did. We think we saw Fairway's shoe prints, so he's probably ahead. They weren't planning to hike this far out of town though. I'm sure we'll find them sooner or later.
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