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 [...]
Archive for July 14th, 2009
Yankee Boy Wedding
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ouray, Wedding, Yankee Boy Basin on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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. [...]
