Salida!!

So last night ranks as my #1 slantiest tent site ever! Kind of a workout just trying to sleep without ending up in a pile at the bottom of my tent. We were hiking pretty early because it was a TOWN DAY! We only had 10 miles to do. Got to the road before noon and started trying to hitch the thirteen miles into Salida. It had been a beautiful day but as we were standing there waiting for a ride, it began to pour . Boo! But then a van door opened...a guy there crewing for some bikers, and he let us sit inside the van for the brief downpour. Rain stopped, his riders showed up, and another hiker came by who had a broken water filter. Tif had been using my old filter, so I gave him that one. We walked out to the road and quickly got a ride with a doctor and his wife and we all went on our merry way. So again, things worked out the way they are meant to! And then there was this...

And good food. Lots of it.

Heading out on my own tomorrow. 252 miles down!