Thursday, September 10, 2009

I had a rough night camping and sleeping in the tent.

I still didn’t feel good, plus it got really warm at night. We all had bought 55 degree sleeping bags for the high altitudes, but I always woke up sweating. This time I had to take off my thermal shirt and a sweater I was wearin and sleep with a tank on and on top of my sleeping bag.
I woke up that morning sweating again and the sun was already out. I couldn’t see very well, because I slept in my contacts. I got dressed, ate a little, and went looking for Andre and Christoph.
Later on, we had breakfast together when the sun didn’t give any contrast anymore for Andre. I was still feeling sick and only ate a banana and some rye bread. We looked at the interest points on the map for Hole in the Rock Road and saw there were some dinosaur tracks nearby. We packed up and left to find them.
There was no sign for the 20 Mile Wash we were supposed to walk into to see the dinosaur tracks, so we continued to Boulder, Utah.
Back on 12 and we decide to try to hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls at the campground. We passed it at first and had to drive back over the narrow passes of 12.
It was crowded, because it was hot and it was an easy trail to hike. Lots of people passed us wearing swimsuits and I wore my long-sleeve shirt and pants. We hiked through a lot of tall grasses and up and down on rocky paths til the air got cooler and you could hear the falls.
The lower falls are 30-40 feet. The area was shaded and the water was freezing cold. Only about 3-4 people actually went into the water, including Christoph.
We head back and drive over the narrow passes of 12 to Boulder. We stop by Hell’s Backbone Grill to see if we need a reservation. Andre made it for 7 just in case it’s busy tonight. If you stay in Boulder, you have to eat there. The food is local (they have their own garden), the people are super nice, and the atmosphere is peaceful and mellow.
We checked into Pole’s Place and the owner remembered me by my first name from last year! I was so surprised in these days. We got our showers and headed off to dinner. Christoph ordered a steak and Andre and I ordered chicken enchiladas. Ours had yummy baked carrots with molasses and thyme. Something we have to try at home, because they were so good. We all shared the chocolate whiskey bread pudding at the end.
This time I wanted to buy a shirt and they had a book about the restaurant with some recipes in it that we bought too. Our server and host were the same ones from last year and Abigail signed her page in the book for me. We sat and talked with her for a bit before we left about our vacation and stuff in general.
Andre and Christoph stayed up longer drinking beer on the porch of our room, while I almost passed out on the bed from being tired and stuffed from dinner.

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