What made this marmot scream....

...he saw our jeep on this "road":




Having survived the death defying hike of two days ago we decided to tempt fate yet again by renting a 4X4. Jeep trails are rated much like white water rafting, from 1 to 5. We chose a nice 2. The description talked of a beautiful journey over the 13,000 foot Ophir pass, (you'd have thought the 13,000 foot part would have tipped us off). It starts off nice enough, much as the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland before plunging you onto a single track road hugging the side of a cliff. The path is only a Jeep and a half wide, so what you ask happens when 2 Jeeps meet head to head. Supposedly the uphill Jeep has the right of way and the other one has to back up until a turnout is found. Did I mention the path is only a jeep and a half wide and 13,000 feet up! Luckily for us we never had back up, or, put into action my plan B of not speaking any english until the other Jeep backed up. The 86 mile journey was not without it beauty, beaver ponds, ghost towns, and aspen groves. Pictures of course to be posted soon.