The Land Of Never Summer

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July 28

Lobelia woke up first in the Land of Never Summer. 'We need to leave this land of never summer,' she thought. Looking up at the hill, she saw a black blob. 'That looks just like a moose'. It WAS a moose.

After the moose excitement, Podo and Lobelia packed up and got out of that cold rainy place. They went up north a bit and hiked up to a meadow on Green Mountain and then a little further North to hike hear the Colorado River.

They then drove toward Vail, hoping to find a good campsite and rest. (Uncle Arvid didn't answer the phone, by the way). They drove to Avon to look for a WIFI hot spot so they could get directions to the campgrounds (Vail is crazy land!). It turned out that the trail they hoped to hike was indeed West of Vail, but by about 50 miles. A campground was found near (again, a relative term) Eagle, so they took off to the south. They drove and drove and drove. This was becoming a bad idea. Finally, they got to the kiosk where the park permits are sold. They heard "yahoos" through the trees. It was again cold, and they faced a wet tent and a night in a cold campground, surrounded by persons of unknown moral character. They came to a unanimous decision: They would go back and look for a Comfort Inn.

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Photos

Bleak
The bleak highway near Grand Lake CO - The Land Of Never Summer

Moon
Moon over the compground in the land of never... well you get the picture

Morning Fog
A cold morning fog in the campground on Grand Lake

Moose
Moose on the hillside; d\stalking victim of Podo Brandybuck

Meadow
The meadow on Green Mountain

Meadow
Meadow near the Colorado River.

Colorado River
The Colorado River in its infancy and innocence

Elk
Cow Elk alongside the highway in the Land of Never Summer

Nerver Summer Ridge
A ridge above the Coyote trail.

Meadow
The meadow on the Coyote Trail near the Colorado River

Marina
The Marina in one of the lakes created by damming the Colorado.

Aspens
A beautiful stand of Aspens on the way to crazy cold campsite that we didn't camp at.