It finally stopped raining, so Pam and I hiked about 7 miles along the Gold Mint Trail with our little dogs. It was cloudy and a little windy but mostly sunny and beautiful. It's so incredibly green compared to this winter when it was so white everywhere. A couple miles in we encountered the remnants of the huge avalanche from this past winter. There was a gigantic crevasse with a stream running through it, right in the middle of the avalanche debris. We had to do a little bit of strategic climbing to find a way across the snow without crossing the crevasse. After that the trail was in pretty good shape but there are some muddy spots from the last few days of rain. I enjoyed getting out on a hike after being so busy this last week with non-hiking responsibilities. I belong on the trails, not working in my yard!!!
