“We cannot stay on the summits forever, but sometimes we can choose to stay as long as possible.”
-Gerry and Jennifer Roach’s “Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness” guidebook
For the second day in a row the weather forecast wasn’t ideal – chance of rain and snow in the morning, then gradually clearing. [...]
Archive for October 7th, 2008
Alphabetizer
Posted in hiking, tagged Alphabetizer, hiking, Lost Creek Wilderness on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Copeland Mountain
Posted in hiking, tagged Colorado Mountain Club, Copeland Mountain, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wild Basin on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weather forecast wasn’t pretty: 70% chance of precipitation, 2-7 inches of snow at 12,500 feet, and gusts up to 30+ mph. Still, 8 of us met at the park-n-ride and carpooled up to the Wild Basin trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The overnight cloud cover kept the temperature a little warmer than any [...]
