We are ending our day in a thunderstorm right after supper.  We scrambled to get everything stowed.  Beginning of trip shakedown. 

Our first few days: Lower elevation, heat wave, tons of hikers and mountain bikers, friendly people, queasiness (yah lower elevation but we are from Texas), a nice splash in the South Platte, murdered my phone which had all our mapping software. Fortunately we also always carry paper. And we had the guidebook and databook.