10.1 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Rain, rain & more rain! We headed out on the #400 trail towards the Tanner Butte Cutoff trail. I was hoping to get there, but we turned back because the intense and constant rain penetrated all our clothing and backpacks! My wife was getting chilled, and it's our agreed upon rule to turn back if either of us is uncomfortable with the situation! We bumped into a group of trail runners on the #400 trail, and they looked....challenged. On the way back we saw a lone hunter. He was carrying a rifle, and I thought it was bow or muzzleloader season. It seemed odd when he only had an orange hat, but no blaze orange vest. Something felt wrong about this person, but I wasn't about to challenge him.
