86 degrees and nothing on NOAA's weather radar so we headed up to Taylor Pass, elevation 11,908. 3/4 of the way up the sky opened up, temperature dropped to 45 degrees and the heavy rain turned to hail making the rocky trail slippery. We pulled off the 4 wheel drive road and ate lunch in the car. It started lightening and since there's already been at least 3 deaths due to lightening, we turned back.
On the way down we stopped at one of 10th mountain huts, Markley, which is just one of many no electric, no running water huts available for reservations for cross country skiers. Bruce thought he was on the stern of the boat....:-)
The Markley Hut. It was locked but it had sleeping for about 12 that we could see. Foam on the bed platforms, propane and fireplaces for heat and cooking.
The ghost town of Ashcroft.
Once inhabited by over 1,000 people during the silver mining era, only a few buildings remain. Been there a dozen times but not since the Forest Service started charging a fee. If you've seen it once, you've seen it all.
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