Gumby and the Deuce are flying through the Mesa. Timmy just called and stated they are 4 miles from Marshall Pass and then it is all downhill to Highway 50 and a mid-day tomorrow meet-up with Mrs Tim. She will escort the boys to Salida for a shower (my guess is a shower is much needed) and some good grub. Then, back on the trail for the jaunt over to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. Sweet.
Before Tim departed Durango I mentioned to him that Claudia, my daughter, and I met three young southbound hikers from Georgia. The trio was made up of a guy and two women. One woman hiked in a skirt and the guy had hiked the AT. We met them three times in two days. At the trailhead for Segment 10, later in the day on Segment 10, and then again the next day on Segment 11. We told them to watch out for Hawkeye and Gumby and gave them an estimate of when they might cross paths.
Yesterday I asked Tim if he had run into them. He said, “No. Well, maybe, where were they from?” I stated “Atlanta”. And, Tim responded “Ahhh….yeah…we ran into them, they came down the trail and asked if I was Hawkeye”. They chatted for a long time and Tim could not make the connection between them knowing his trail name, a father daughter downhill segment hiking team and the fact I had told Tim to be looking for the trio. Must be either old age or the altitude that is getting to him. Maybe both.
The boys are reporting great weather and their bodies are holding up very well.
Adios.
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