We got caught in a torrential downpour. Fortunately, it was fairly brief.

Good thing we all brought raingear!

What's the adjective I'm looking for here, uhh, hmmmm, oh yeah, "ridiculous", that's the word!

The rain stopped, which was good, but the wet trail made riding much more difficult, especially for Ryan and me who had the trailers.

Brian stopping for a drink.

Taking a munchie break.

In front of a neat little Aspen forest.

Brian in front of the Aspens.

We saw lots of sections with Aspens, but this area was unique because the trees were all Aspens.

One more shot of the Aspen forest.

Hmmm... it looks like a thunderstorm is approaching directly ahead. Time to look for cover.

This wasn't any ordinary thunderstorm, it was a hailstorm!

Rob taking cover beneath some trees as we waited for the storm to pass.

The picture's a bit blurry, but you can see all the hail on the ground.

VIDEO: Clip of the hail storm. Large file! (640X480, 17.2MB)

Dave in front of a nice overlook.

Nice view that isn't done justice by this pic.

Checking the directions to determine which way to turn at this junction.

Weird rock bed.

Cumulative miles for the trip (34 miles for the day).

Hut #3. We ran into the San Juan hut guys again who were just finishing up stocking the hut.

The inside of Hut #3. Rob excitedly alerts us to something on his crotch. We declined to go there.

Food cabinets.

After riding through some wet conditions, it was probably a good idea to lube the chains.

The weather for that day was the nicest after we had reached the hut.

Hopefully, the sun and blue skies were a sign of things to come.

Broken glasses are no problem when you've got a bit of duct tape! Poindexter Ryan shows us one of the many uses for the versatile tape.

Dave lays out on the sun slab.

Another view of the hut.

Judy's in total concentration as she constructs her flower thingie.

Ryan lends a helping hand. The flower thingie has to be just right!

Judy poses in front of her flower thingie centerpiece.

Dave's tin can cut smiles back at him, reminding him not to violate Hut Tip #1.

Looking skyward at the Aspen trees in front of the hut's picnic table.

These were the two Aspens that held up the horizontal log in front of the cabin. The log was useful in hanging our wet clothes to dry.