Took a cross country route that went along the Continental Divide which hovered around 13,000 for 5 miles. Probably the hardest I sucked air on this trail so far since it was a bit of cross country uphill. The divide provided views worth the effort.

Stayed in a Colorado Trail Yurt (a much fancier version of an Appalachian Trail lean-to) on a bunk. I met Jim & Tracy there who were playing rummy when I barged in in a daze. Apparently it would have been closed if they weren't there. It was padlocked. They both met while working for Dell. Jim a sales representative, Tracy a lawyer. They both run ultras, Tracy paced people for western states races a couple times. Jim is actually from Grand Rapids, MI just like me. What's with all these people from Michigan? They fed me a Mountain House lasagna for dinner. I said trail magic, he said good karma. They had two dogs staying in the yurt who were searching for mice, Izzy & Darby, mutts I guess but cute. The sunset tonight was one to remember.