After going over a nice Ridgeline coming out of Steamboat Springs we made our way down the mountain towards highway 34 which is inside of Rocky mountain national park.

We got a hitch into Granby where we got a hotel room and the next morning we hitched back into Grand Lake where we put our packs into the Shadowcliff Lodge which is right next to the trail and slackpacked (walking without all the hear) the RMNP loop which is about 25 miles.

We got back in the evening and spent the night in the Shadowcliff Lodge which is a very cozy place. Today we will hitch back to Granby to do laundry and resupply and in the afternoon we will head back to the trail. Next stop will be Silverthorne just before Gray Peak – the highest mountain on the CDT.