Ick. The storm last night was crazy windy but surprisingly little rain. The plan for today was to take the macks inn cutoff. It saves us 40 miles of a big north and back loop. There is a big bush whack across s valley but that takes us up to the actual headwaters of the Missouri River followed by miles of road walking. The hike wasn't bad but it was a cold wet day. We got rained on until 2. Then we had a nice break from it for a few hours. That was nice cause we had hit the road and could make good time. We were about two miles from the sawtelle resort when the storm started up again. It was going to be a doozy. We could hear the thunder and I saw lightning strike the mountain we were just on. Luckily we got picked up by a nice family in a pickup that turned around and offered to give us a ride without us hitching. I have a rule about hiking on asphalt where I'll accept unsolicited rides when offered. Beads was a bit unhappy at first but when it started to hail moments after we got in the hotel lobby she got over it. We got lucky there as well. The entire hotel was booked for a family reunion. It seems this was a big Mormon holiday weekend and the girl at the front desk said they were booked. Fortunately the lady in the back office remembered the cancelation of one double queen room. We took it on the spot. I also let the machine gun know they could crash with us when they got to town and boy were they happy. They got caught in the hail and had spent last night up on the ridge with almost no sleep due to the wind on their tent. The only complaint I had was the pool and hot tub had been taken over by the kids, so many kids... Oh yea we saw 3 moose today. My first moose. 2 little ones and a huge bull. They were across the valley but we could see them clearly, even if the pictures can't.
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