Trekking

Up early, then took a ride with Lou, the hostel warden, into Estes Park.  Bought our lunch for the day, […]

Steve was to pick his parents up at 5 o’clock, so set his clock radio for the appropriate time, only

Val + I were up pretty early – Steve had threatened to throw cold water over us otherwise.  We decided

We’d packed the night before, so as soon as we’d finished breakfast, the whole gang of us piled into the

I didn’t sleep too well – mainly because of the bed rather than rodental interruptions.  However, we made a meagre

I woke up early with, yet again, the sun streaming in thro’ a sort of window in the tent.  I

My first decent night’s sleep.  Were able to have something more approaching a decent breakfast, because of the unexpected bonus

What a day, what a day!  The arrangement was that we would leave what belongings we weren’t taking with us

It was quite late when we emerged, + by the time we’d polished off breakfast + got ourselves ready, it

A very early start, woken by the alarm, + then busily dressing, packing, + dismantling the tent.  We even had

The ravaging hordes were up + away at a very early hour.  Some of the oldies present (notably Canucks +

Dave + Brian froze, of course, as soon as the stove died out, but the rest of us slept the