We left Gunnison around 9 am Tues. and drove up to Crested Butte. After a short stop in town we continued on up to the National Forest Campground at Lake Irwin. Our luck held out as they only had two open sites and the one we parked on has to be one of the best in the campground! It is right next to a game trail. Each evening we see a mother fox and her 2 kits playing in the glade right next to the RV. We have also seen a deer and two coyotes.
It rained all night on Tues. thru Wed. morning. It was a good time to go into Crested Butte to shop and look for wifi. We also got the lowdown on the Wine and Food Festival. By the time we got back after lunch, it had cleared up enough for John to get the kayak out and go fishing. Still no bites.
We took two long hikes. Tues. afternoon we walked up to the Irwin Lake Lodge which is closed and dilapidated. This hike took us on the far side of the lake before going up. If we feel up to it later this week, we will hike on up past the lodge to the ridge. Other hikers have told us it is a beautiful panorama but it is about 2 miles straight up -- takes at least 2 hours to climb. The hike we took this morning was along a Jeep road and led us to an alpine waterfall. The wildflowers are profuse and in full bloom!
John went fishing in the afternoon and was finally successful. He caught trout on his fly rod and spinning rod. He felt much better as he was beginning to think he would never catch a Colorado fish.
The weather has turned very cool -- only a high today of 60° and lows at night in the upper 40's! And we can expect more scattered showers.
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