I got up early (everyone else was pretty tired from yesterday's hike - I was too, but old habits...) to catch the sunrise, which was pretty but without the sky/light show like the previous evening. We had a ton of dew get everything wet, so we waited for the sun to come out and dry everything off before packing up and hitting the trail.
We hiked down from Mt. Phillips to the Clear Creek Campground where we got to shoot a muzzle loader rifle. We each had only 3 shots, but it was still fun.
We hit the trail again (about 7-7.5 total miles) ending up at our final campsite, Tolby Headwaters Campground (9,750 ft. elevation). We had the place to ourselves, again. Since we were running low on gas for the camp stove, we had a campfire, which was very nice. That evening, we sat out in the meadow, watched a bear in the far distance as the stars came out and the full moon rose - it was a great way to spend the evening.
While the sunset didn't have the color like the night before, it was still a pretty sunset and a nice way to put the day to bed.
All told, we hiked about 7.5 miles and lost about 2,000 ft. in elevation. The trails were in good condition, so it was an easy day - the Scouts made grade time!
Cheers,
Marc
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