On Sunday, I led a CMC day hike up the gentle slopes of James Peak. It was a long end-of-summer day, but everybody had a great time. Read the rest of this entry »
James Peak (13,294 ft) – Day Hike
September 11th, 2011Torreys Peak (14,267 ft) – Via Kelso Ridge
September 10th, 2011
When Rick, Slava, and I pulled into the trailhead for Greys & Torreys on Friday, we were reticent. There had been 5 inches of new snow the night before; the first big significant dose of puffy stuff. We hoped there wouldn’t be any more that night. Especially since Rick & I were bivying! Slava (ever the gentleman) offered us space in his tent, if needed.
Questions bounced around over dinner, would we make the summit the next day? Or, would we have to back off due to premature winter conditions? How icy would the knife edge be? Should we have brought crampons? Winter boots? Read the rest of this entry »
North Table Mountain – Day Hike
September 5th, 2011
Crystal and I hiked a very large loop up to the top of North Table Mountain and back. We hiked for about 5 hours. Read the rest of this entry »
Hagerman Peak – Day 2
August 28th, 2011
Saturday morning, we woke up at 5am. It was completely dark. We made some coffee and ate some food. Two hikers with headlamps passed our tents around 6am, I guessed on the way to do Snowmass (they were going the wrong direction for Hagerman). Read the rest of this entry »
Hagerman Peak – Day 1
August 26th, 2011On Friday morning, Dennis, Linda, and I woke up ~well rested from an enjoyable night at the Beaver Lake Lodge. Their breakfast time didn’t start until later in the morning, so I had prepared breakfast bagels in advance. Our room had a microwave, so I was able to heat things up…nice!
We left the lodge early and drove down Lead King Basin Trail Road to the Geneva Lake North Fork Trail Head. The Lead King Basin road is definitely one which requires high clearance.
4wd is helpful for a couple of really rough sections. If the road is wet, I would not attempt it due to perilous dropoffs, very bad rutting, and creek crossings. When we got to the TH, there were just a few cars. There was room for ~15. Read the rest of this entry »