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Stout Lakes

By Chris Waters, on August 27th, 2006

Our latest adventure was backpacking into the Sangre de Cristos Wilderness west of Pueblo. We originally chose a trailhead that turned out to be inaccessible, so we instead hiked up the Stout Creek drainage. It’s only 4.5 miles, but it is straight up hill the entire way. The elevation gain is evident in the pictures [...] . . . → Read More: Stout Lakes

Cottonwood Creek

By Chris Waters, on August 14th, 2006

We hiked up the North Cottonwood Creek drainage just west of Buena Vista. The Collegiate Peaks is one of the more dramatic wilderness areas in Colorado, boasting eight 14,000 peaks. Of course, those “14′ers” also draw crowds. What we didn’t realize when we picked this hike is that the trailhead is the same one that [...] . . . → Read More: Cottonwood Creek

Mount Zirkel Wilderness

By Chris Waters, on July 2nd, 2006

Lara and Bacchus prepare to enter the wilderness area

We made the trek up to the Mount Zirkel Wilderness area near the Colorado/Wyoming border. We hiked in along the West Fork drainage planning to go to West Fork Lake. We ended up stopping near some beaver ponds and what looked to be a nice little meadow in hopes of spotting some wildlife. Well, no luck [...] . . . → Read More: Mount Zirkel Wilderness

Clayton Lake

By Chris Waters, on August 15th, 2005

Chris, Jim, and Susan watch the clouds roll in

This past weekend we hiked into Clayton Lake in the James Peak Wilderness area with our friends, Jim and Susan. James Peak is one of the newest wilderness areas in Colorado. In fact, we didn’t even know it was an official wilderness until we got there. Jim had been to Clayton Lake before, and since [...] . . . → Read More: Clayton Lake

Marvine Lakes

By Chris Waters, on July 31st, 2005

Lower Marvine Lake is situated in an idyllic location

It’s been a pretty good summer for backpacking. We’ve already had two minor trips into the Sarvis Creek wilderness area, and now we joined some friends for a hike to the Marvine Lakes in the Flat Tops Wilderness. The Flat Tops are one of the largest wilderness areas in Colorado. They sit rougly between Glenwood [...] . . . → Read More: Marvine Lakes

Eisman Hut Trip

By Chris Waters, on July 5th, 2004

We spent this past 4th of July with several friends at the Eisman Hut just north of Vail. The Eisman Hut is part of the 10th Mountain Hut system. The huts are better known as back-country ski destinations, which involves a huge amount of effort, but the huts are available for rent in the summer [...] . . . → Read More: Eisman Hut Trip

Brush Creek Lakes

By Chris Waters, on August 18th, 2003

Here are some highlights of our backpacking trip into the Sangre de Cristo wilderness area August 15-17, 2003. Sangre de Cristo is one of the larger wilderness areas in Colorado (~1/4 million acres). We hiked up the Brush Creek trail to get to our intended camp site, Lower Brush Creek Lake. The trailhead was roughly [...] . . . → Read More: Brush Creek Lakes

Camping in the Holy Cross

By Chris Waters, on July 20th, 2003

Here are a few highlights of our backpacking trip in the Holy Cross wilderness area from July 18-20, 2003. The Holy Cross is in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Our trailhead was about 5 miles South of I70 past Minturn (just West of Vail). . . . → Read More: Camping in the Holy Cross

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