Woke early around 5:30a after staying up 'till nearly 1:00a, Nick somehow was already chipper and ready to go at 7:30a like we agreed upon. Wings, due to a limited budget decided to drop off the trail and do some solo travel, he talked of doing a bike tour of sorts around home in Kentucky. First he said he was going to hitchhike all the way back out east. He didn't want to get 3/4 of the way through the trail and have to quit due to money.

Rode with Nick and Gofar to Wolf Creek Pass. Nick drove up a dirt road partially covered with snow that cut the initial climb out of the pass. It was bouncy as hell. Loading out I forgot my trekking pole back at the house. Pissed for a moment, then Nick and I scooted back for its retrieval.

Gofar waited for me and we cruised out to where the Creede Cutoff intersected the trail. This was where Gofar and I were to split in the morning. I go the long way he goes the short way. I am pretty confident that I can do the 105mi solo to Spring Creek Pass, where I'd hitch into Lake City, CO.