Friends on the Trail

 

We dropped Coco at the Tennessee Pass trailhead this morning, August 4, and as she re-supplied her food for the next two days, we chatted with two young ladies from Yosemite, who were also hiking the entire trail. They started a day after Colleen (July 26) and were looking for a ride into Leadville to buy food and supplies. With two dogs and a full truck bed of supplies we were sympathetic to their needs. They loved on the dogs, said they could ride on laps and so with a bit of rearranging we found space, said farewell to Coco, loaded them into the truck and off we went to the Safeway in Leadville.

They were so sweet and enthusiastic; it gave us a warm feeling to help them out. This is what thru hiking is all about. Strangers who share a common passion getting to know one another and helping each other. It was a good morning!