Blue Lake and Mt. Sneffels Panorama From North Side of Dallas Peak
Fortunately, it did not rain over the course of the night. Maybe we would have dry 5th class climbing!
Our Route with Waypoints
At 4am, Uwe made the rounds, making sure everybody was awake. In complete darkness, I emerged from the tent. Everybody was ready and excited. Would this be our lucky day?
My Cozy Campsite, at 11,340 ft
View of Dallas Peak from Camp
I am a planner. I spend countless hours pouring over details; analyzing and collecting data about mountains. Executing a carefully planned trip to the point of success is a thrill like none other!
However, this summer, I missed an opportunity, big-time!
I was in Ouray and Telluride 7/23-7/27. Then, I drove home to Denver. Five days later, I returned to the San Juans! Why didn’t I just *stay down there*? To suffer an extra 16 hours driving in the car; when I could have been climbing mountains instead…HOW could I miss something so obvious???