We only had a short climb over Silver Pass before we started the long descent to Edison Lake and the water taxi. I was still running a fever and felt like someone had a vice around my stomach, but we still made steady progress.
From Silver Pass, we dropped past some huge granite slabs and amazing scenery that was a good distraction from how lousy I was feeling. We reached the lake by noon and Becky spent the afternoon reading while I slept in the tent. It was the Sunday of Labor Day weekend and there was a pretty big crowd of folks waiting for the water taxi by the time it arrived. Fortunately we all fit onboard and didn’t have to wait for a later boat.
Arriving at Vermillion Valley Resort, we set up our tent, took hot showers, did some laundry, and headed for the restaurant for dinner. It’s worth noting that we specifically did our only resupply at VVR because of their restaurant and Becky’s dream of having a huge pile of bbq ribs for dinner… my regular question to her during the months leading up to the trip was ‘what if they aren’t serving bbq that night?’ was always met with ‘of course they’ll have bbq, they have to’. Sadly, when we got to the restaurant their limited menu for the night was t-bone steak, chicken curry or chicken with thai peanut sauce. We both had the chicken curry and it was quite good, especially followed up with a couple pieces of pie, but sadly it was not the feast Becky had dreamed of. At least she got a couple cold beers (a Mirror Pond Pale and a Stone pale ale – VVR had the BEST beer list!) which went a long way towards making her feel better.
We spent a little time out by the firepit reading and talking about what we would do the next day if I was still running a fever and feeling weak, then it was off to bed for a long sleep.
Up and over Silver Pass
Down down down to Edison Lake
showers, hot food, and beer!
That reminds me of the Dolomites... hard day in the moutains followed by a warm meal and tasty beverages!
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