Colorado Part 5....

 Our last full day we did a long hike. Mike wanted to try out all of his gear! And we were hoping to see a bear (which didn't happen!!!!). Brad and Lucy stayed back, but the rest of us took a 5 mile hike. It was full of mosquitoes, some rain and lots of beautiful scenery!!

 

 We finally got to a stopping point at a beautiful creek and had some lunch. Of course...it started to rain. But Mike was totally in his element!!! He got to use his water filtration system, little burner for warming water and had Mountain House meals (and long spoons) for everyone. We huddled under trees for awhile and waited for the rain to stop and hiked back out. No bears or moose, but we did have a great time!!!