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[Hiking out from climbing, my wife and I with our kids, Colorado in the fall about a foot of snow on the ground.

A guy traveling in the opposite direction dressed in ‘street clothes’, no pack nothing, hours in from the campground parking? He ask how far it was to the lake? Hours and the sun is going down.

We had planned to camp on the trail but humped in the dark to the car.

Yes, I was carrying, but that did not make me feel good about anything. ]

I wouldn’t necessary tag the gentleman you encountered as a desperado. The fact is a good bunch of people who venture into the wild have more guts than common sense. Every so often, you hear about people who go missing and the associated search parties. But that’s for people who told others where they were headed. What about all those who just went without anyone else knowing?

I wouldn’t necessary tag the gentleman you encountered as a desperado.

Who said anything about tagging a desperado?

Dumbgrunt didn't. Didn't ask for your logorrheic opinion neither.

“I wouldn’t necessary tag the gentleman you encountered as a desperado.”

I have occasionally wondered about that one, and if he survived the night.

About five hours from anything, less than two hours of light, carrying nothing and low cut shoes in a foot of snow?

He did not seem threatening but he seemed a bit off.

Not desperados but the gold prospectors can be ‘interesting’.

Most love to talk about their operation and enjoy having company... more than a few times just following a trail, stumbling in on them, had them show a weapon or point to the holster...
I can take a hint.