Month: July 2014

After climbing down from Lake Ann, the trail follows a river valley on good tread, part-way up the side of a ridge, since cabins and private land were in the bottom lands.

On this section, a stand of sagebrush is competing for space with aspens.

Now it is time to climb Hope Pass. My map shows 2500 feet climb, very steep. Continue reading “Twin Lakes”

After a little more hiking along crest and ridge, the path descends to Cottonwood Pass, and goes down a bowl-shaped valley.

Then even further down, down to Texas Creek at elevation 10635, compared to 12000s where we started the morning.

I found a place to cross, but the log was wet and slippery toward the end– two wet feet.
We rejoin with the old section of trail.

At another water crossing, I am still figuring how to proceed, when three motorbikes show how it is done. Continue reading “Rejoin”

On waking, I finish the Alpine Tunnel trail, reaching the spot where one end of the tunnel had collapsed.

Location of tunnel.

At mid-morning Toe Jam comes past, hiking the Colorado Trail. Continue reading “A Higher Path”