The next morning, we scouted along LDH for better camp sites and found one for future use. We topped off our water at a natural spring, then moseyed to Ouray to be tourists. We spent too much money, ate fabulous burgers and decided to go back to site we found earlier. It was warm this day. The sun was high, and the breeze light. We tucked into the birches, showered and enjoyed the mountain views all afternoon.
We knew this was our last night in Colorado and it was bittersweet. This trip was so incredibly needed and soul cleansing, but life doesn’t wait for you forever. Bills have to be paid. Families tended to. Jobs demanding time. But one more night in the wilderness of Arizona was on the docket.
The next morning, we packed up camp, intending to camp in the pines of Flagstaff that night. But mother nature had other plans. By the time we made it to Cameron, we knew our plans were shattered. Massive lightning storms were engulfing the entire state. It would’ve been unwise and downright unsafe to camp in those conditions. Tails tucked, we came home a day early.
We’ve been home for a few days and tomorrow we go back to work. Back to the grind. Reality sucks.
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