August 26th
The cab was a great idea. He was there before 6:00 waiting for me. I grabbed 2 apples from the continental breakfast being set up and we left.
It was a long, cold walk along a two lane highway. Until the sun rose, it was quite cold.
Colorado is hard to understand in terms of driver relations. In Wyoming, you simply wave to everyone. Here, it’s not so clear. Some people glare if you wave, others wave back.
As the day warmed, I took out my sub sandwich. It is weird to walk along a highway and eat a sub. The best part, however, came with the flaming hot cheetos. I opened the bag, unzipped my wind shirt, and tucked the bag inside, held snug by backpack straps. I could walk down the highway, reach inside and pull out a handful of cheetos. Who needs cars and cupholders?
After about 9 miles on the paved highway, I took a forest service road that rose past cattle up in to the forest.
I got to do some ridge walking in the Rabbit Ears Range before dropping down to camp at Arapaho Creek.
backpacking over the hill 