Huron Peak was never high on my list of “must-do” 14ers until several friends told me how pretty the hike was. After Saturday’s 8 hour day on Evans and Bierstadt my father and I decided for a slightly easier hike (ie, less mileage, easier trails, but still a lot of elevation gain). A morning drive [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Huron Peak
Posted in Colorado 14ers, hiking, tagged Huron Peak on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sawtooth Traverse
Posted in hiking, tagged Mount Bierstadt, Mount Evans, Sawtooth on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mount Evans and Bierstadt are about the closest 14,000 foot mountains to where I live, but I’d held off on climbing them until today. With my dad in town we decided to climb these two peaks and give him his first taste of class 3 scrambling. We drove over from Breckenridge early, but barely snagged [...]
Yankee Boy Wedding
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ouray, Wedding, Yankee Boy Basin on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unshaven and just barely qualifying as clean after 8 days in the mountains, Pete and I showed up for the 8am departure from Ouray on a couple tour Jeeps for Yankee Boy Basin with the rest of the small wedding party. Hiking and climbing friends, immediate family from both sides and a few older friends [...]
Via Ferrata
Posted in climbing, hiking, tagged Colorado, Via Ferrata on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Armed with great directions to an “unsanctioned” Via Ferrata somewhere in Southwestern Colorado, Pete and I stopped in a nearby town for a great breakfast then found the unmarked parking area. A short ~1,000 feet hike up including a stream crossing got us to the start of a cairned trail. The trail passed through some [...]
Lookout Peak
Posted in climbing, hiking, tagged Colorado, Lookout Peak, Ophir Pass, San Juans on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After the star filled and moon-lit hike out of the Animas River, Pete and I slept in a bit (till 6:30a anyway). We stopped in Silverton for a quick breakfast then continued north to the Ophir Pass Road. Just before the pass we pulled over and geared up for a short hike up Lookout Peak. [...]
Vestal Basin
Posted in backpacking, climbing, hiking, tagged Animas River, Arrow Peak, Colorado, Colorado Trail, Elk Creek Trail, Molas Trailhead, San Juans, Trinity Peak, Vestal Basin, Vestal Peak, Weminuche Wildernes, Wham Ridge on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After Pete and I cut our huge Needle Mountains loop short after Pigeon and Turret Peaks we took a partial rest day then launched early from the Molas Trailhead out on the Colorado trail on its 3+ mile descent to the Animas River. Taking off at first light allowed us to admire the morning alpine-glow [...]
Pigeon and Turret
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged Colorado, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Needleton, North Pigeon Creek, Pigeon Peak, Ruby Creek, Ruby Lake, San Juans, Silverton, Turret Peak, Weminuche Wilderness on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a long drive we made Silverton with plenty of time to handle all the tasks we had prior to catching the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to Needleton. First we had to finalize all our gear, including food for 7 days into two packs weighing just over 40 pounds. Next, I staked out [...]
