New State / Map

Spent the night and morning with very aggressive mosquitoes. 

I dove into my tent last night. Extinguished the few that snuck in. This morning, they're just waiting for my exit. The plan is to get all my rain gear on to break down camp. Regroup away from the marsh. 

New map new state today. Heading toward Peblo, CO and then due east. Tomorrow we begin to climb over the Rockys 😫 could be a multi day climb. Today is just a warmup. 

Hit our first thunderstorm today. Very lucky. Most ranches have 1 mile or more of road leading to the ranch. We were in the middle nowhere. Just as it the rain started we see a ranch 30 yards from the road with a barn and the door open. Owner arrived later and offered us water. A trail angel. 

Hanging in the barn waiting for the rain to stop. That's Dave, from the east to west crew. 

Biker/Cyclist hang out in Walden, CO