The nice folks at the Leadville Hostel shuttled me back to the point in Segment 6 where I left off the trail. Easy hiking. First 3 miles were a moderate ascent and the remaining 9 were mostly downhill. Apparently the easy terrain draws mountain bikers to this segment because there were SCORES of them. So many that I was starting to get annoyed having to step off the trail every 2 minutes.

Made it to the trail head just south of Frisco and north of Breckenridge by 4pm. Hitched the 5 miles into Frisco and was there by 4:20. Stopped at the pet store to get some vet wrap (like an ace bandage but sticky) for Cassie and then to a store for sunblock. Mine fell out of my pocket sometime this morning. Then got a sub and hitched a 1/2 mile past the trail head to the Wayside Inn – owned by the people who helped me out so much when I was sick. Cassie gets to enjoy another night on a soft bed.