Uncompahgre Peak – Colorado 14er
Uncompahgre Peak is the 6th highest peak in Colorado at 14,321 feet, the highest peak in the San Juan mountain range, and the…
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Wetterhorn Peak – Colorado 14er
Wetterhorn Peak is barely a 14er at 14,021 feet, but since it’s on the list, it must be done! The peak gets its…
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Heading Over Engineer Pass
Engineer Pass is a 12,800 foot mountain pass along the famous Alpine Loop route between Silverton and Lake City Colorado. The shortest route…
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Mount Sneffels – Colorado 14er
Greg and I return to Southwest Colorado for another 14er weekend, with Mount Sneffels first on the list. Rising to 14,155 feet just…
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Mount Wilson – Colorado 14er
Mount Wilson – the 16th highest peak in Colorado at 14,256 feet. Just one of the three Wilson Group 14ers that we had…
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Camping at Lizard Head Pass
We had Lizard Head Pass as a possible boondocking spot as we finished up our Chicago Basin trip and headed towards Telluride, but…
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Return to Durango
All good things must come to an end, and after an action-packed few days in Chicago Basin we packed it up for our…
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Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – Colorado 14ers
Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – 14ers 34 and 35 to round out our Chicago Basin trip. We were both looking forward to…
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Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers
Mount Eolus and North Eolus – Colorado 14ers number 32 and 33 done. An oh-dark-thirty start out of our campsite in the Chicago…
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Camping in Chicago Basin
Chicago Basin is an amazing place, made just a little bit more amazing by what a pain it is to get there. Either…
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Durango Silverton Train
There are two ways to get into the Chicago Basin – a looong hike in from Purgatory or a ride on the Durango…
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San Luis Peak – Colorado 14er
San Luis Peak – 14er number 31 in the books. This 14er isn’t convenient to get to from either direction – northeast off…
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Climbing Handies Peak
Colette’s First 14er! Handies Peak is a walk-up, no technical skill needed to make it to the top, but it’s still no joke….
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