Date: 2009-05-18
From: Hardcore Work, Standing Bear Farm hostel

To: Roaring Fork Shelter
Miles today: 15.4
Weather: clear sky

2009_05_18 (pirmadienis) 15.4 ¢ 15.4 Standing Bear Farm Hostel - Roaring Fork Pro med34i3 vir¡«nes, blizgdamas auksu ir sidabru, auk¡tai danguje, palikdamas dvi baltas juostas, tyliai nuplauk lktuvas. Keleiviai tur b«t patogiai  sitais krsluose snaud ar grjosi paskutiniais sauls spinduliais. Kabinu savo ko¡ ir stebiu kaip i¡nyksta dangaus pauk¡tis...Palapin jau pastatyta ir beliko padaryti kelis nereik¡mingus pasiruo¡imus nakiai.Dar anksiau, tik atjus ir pradjus statytis palapin, buvau nustebintas vieno haikerio u34duotu klausimu, kodl nemiegu ¡elteryje? Sako, aplinkui me¡kos slankioja ir yra baisiai pavojingos. Klausiu, ar tikrai? Na, sakau, tai mane jos kaip miegant  palapinje pirm surys, o gal, k nors riebesn  i¡ j«s3 ketveri3 miegani3 ¡elteryje pasirinks. Ka34kodl jam nepatiko mano atsakymas ir jis daugiau nebeklausinjo. Mane tik tylus juokas m...Kitas, a¡ ji pavadiniau ¢Vadu¢, beveik vis vakar zujo aplinkui,vadovavo, rinko ¡akas ir ruo¡ lau34. Ir kiti ¡elterieiai dar t pat , tik matsi nelabai noriai. Kai lau34as buvo u34kurtas, visi turjo d34iaugtis did34iuliu pasiekimu. Taiau dauguma  jau buvo savo miegmai¡iuose ir ilsjosi, palikdami lau34o pri34i«rtojo garb paiam ¢Vadui¢.Tai va, nu34ygiavau savo 15 myli3 labai ¡auniai. Prad34ioje gal kiek sunkoka buvo, bet greitai viskas stojosi   savo vietas.  iandien ¢ gli3 Rimai rinkimas. Na, ne tikras rinkimas, o fotografinis. Kokias tik pamatydavau, tokias ir fotografuodavau. Gamta po vakaryk¡io lietaus net skambjo. Ton, ai¡ku dav pauk¡i3 orkestras. Atrod, kad kiekvienas lapelis, kiekviena ¡akut d34iaugsi saule. 12alios spalvos atspalvi3 ¢ gal milijonas, net nesupaisysi, kokias spalvas reikt3 sumai¡yti, norint i¡gauti pavasario dvelksm.Dar Standing Bear Farm hostelyje nakvojau su ¡io vakaro ¢¡elterieiais¢. Tarp ju ¢pranc«zas, sunkiai bekalbantis angli¡kai. Jis jau dvide¡imt dien3 keliauja. Viso, jis man sak, jo kelion tsis du mnesius. Paklausiau ar jam patika? Jis, ¡ypsodamasis, darkyta angl3 kalba atsak kad taip. Tik jo  nagiai gal kiek sunkoki, taiau pats pranc«zas tvirtai sudtas, turt3 i¡tempti.Visos dienos tri«s vainikavo u34lipimas ant Max Patch kalno. Dabar jau viskas gerai. Through the treetops, glittering with the gold and silver high in the sky, leaving two white stripes, quietly sailed the plane. Passengers comfortably sitting in the seats possibly were naping or with admiration watching the last sunlight rays through the windows. I¢m eating my porridge, observing  as the sky bird disappears ...Tent already is erected and what only remains to do is some minor preparations for the night.Previously, just before me pitching a tent, I was surprised with one hiker¢s question. He asked me, why I don¢t going to sleep in the shelter? He says that here the bear moves around campsite and are very dangerous. I asked, are you sure? Well, in that case, the bear will consume me first because I am sleeping in a tent, or perhaps he will choose somebody from the shelter with the higher fat content. Somehow, he did not like my answer, and there was no more questions. I just quietly chuckled.One guy, I would call him Commander, almost the entire evening buzzed around, collecting firewood. And other three guys did the same thing, only to be seen how they reluctantly did the work. When the fire was set up, everyone was obliged to enjoy this great achievement. However, all of them have been in their sleeping bags and rested, leaving the fire supervision to the Comander.