I said goodbye to Tyler and Michael and continued on towards Wolf Creek Pass.  The terrain and trail were interesting and beautiful, but I am so tired.  I run out of gas and all I wanted to do was stop and rest.  And then I would get bored and feel guilty for wasting time so I put my pack back on and the cycle repeats. And today is a town day! I really want to get this morning done so I can get some rest and real food. You would think I could just buck up and get it over with but I’m on empty and mentally done.

After much willpower I finally made it and descended to Wolf Creek Pass.  I tried to hitch for maybe 10 minutes when I heard someone yell.  I looked across the highway and a guy next to the Wolf Creek Pass sign was gesturing for me to come over.  I grabbed my pack and ran across the highway to the pullout and he said he would give me a ride.  We loaded up and he dropped me off near the start of Pagosa Springs.

Unfortunately, my hotel was on the west side of town, and Pagosa Springs is really spread out with a big undeveloped section in the middle.  I saw a pizza restaurant across the street (Mountain Pizza and Taproom) so I went over there and had lunch.  The lady working there suggested calling Pagosa Cab for a ride, so I did that.  Within about 15 minutes the friendly cab lady showed up and gave me a ride to my hotel (several miles away).

Right next to the Pagosa Inn were several restaurants – Colorado Roadhouse, Ramon’s Mexican, McDonalds, and Thai Pagosa.  I ate at all of them over the next two days.  The hotel was nice but this end of town is fairly remote and quiet.  I saw no other hikers, no hiker boxes, and I miss the company of other hikers.  But it was really nice to rest up here.