Lazy Days in Lodore

Day Three

Yampa Green Confluence

Echo Park-cliffs that rise forever, the weather is calm, not too hot, and air that holds your sounds as if caressing and stretching beyond endurance. VR panorama at the beach before the ranger station, we find shells, crab corpses, and rocks, rocks, rocks.

We hike to Whispering caves, and it was well worth it. It’s funny how harsh the desert seems after spending days on the river. A stream crossing the path, cools hot feet, rinses sweaty faces, and feeds eventually into the mighty river. Back to the river, and off to Jones Hole, further than we thought, and we get caught in the afternoon wind, we are pooped by the time we reach camp.

Jones Hole

When we arrive it’s the normal unload the gear, but the river is low, and we have to schlep stuff through a meadow that is swampy. Brian, Charles and Cat get their normal campsite, bags on the ground under the stars!!!

While we are arranging, pitching tents and generally getting settled when a herd of BigHorn Sheep wander through our camp. Once again reminding us we are the visitors here.

Charles and Cat make Thai Noodles, very popular.

Brian catches a fish but we decide we will save it for breakfast. French toast and bacon for breakfast yummmmm. Then we are off to Butt crack falls, and the petrogylphs.