Piedra River Gorge Trail

Piedra River Gorge Trail

Mon, 8/17/09

West Fork NF CG, Pagosa Springs, CO: Cold again this morning. It was 44 inside when Mike got up. Turned on the furnace and went back to bed until it warmed up. It finally warmed up enough to get up, bathe, and dress. Mike laid a fire and we sat around enjoying that for a while. Filled our water tank and Mike got one of the propane tanks filled. After finishing up those chores we drove to Pagosa Springs and had something to eat. Then drove back up the Piedra Road and the unpaved forest road and hiked part of the Piedra River Gorge trail. The trail follows the Piedra River up into this deep gorge covered with spruce and pines. I think it’s the prettiest trail I’ve ever hiked. After our hike we drove back up to Williams Reservoir. The views were spectacular. Back to our site. Sandwiches for dinner I guess. I’m still full from lunch. Hit the low 80s today and not a cloud in the sky.