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Well, just a very quick report. I made the trip out to Colorado a couple of weeks ago and it was a success. I spent a week out in Colorado gradually doing higher and higher hikes until towards the very end of the week I tackled Grays and Torreys peaks. Perhaps when I'm not swamped with school...

I do have back country reservations for some of the time. And I'm going to do some "dirt bagging" in the National forest for the other times. Yes, some of the trip is going to have to be on the fly. And thank you for the well wishes.

I hope not, but we'll see.

OK. I'm reviving this thread. Here's my update, I'm flying in on the 25th of this month. First day in is a slack day. Pickup rental car, supplies etc. Then following day I'm headed up to Estes Park and I'm going to do a 12 mile loop in two days. (Easy hiking.) the loop is about 8k in elevation...

I didn't realize the summits were so high. I will definitely take that in to planning. I only meant that the first night I'll camp low. Definitely lower than 11k. I was thinking less than 8k

I'm hoping this is a relaxed enough pace, but perhaps add one day in at the front for a simple day hike with no real elevation gain. Anyone have suggestions for the Denver area?

To be clear, my plan would be as follows. day 1. fly into Denver. First day is last minute supplies etc. Drive to Torreys. Get out and make camp at the base. (Or there abouts.) Hike around a bit, but no real elevation gain. day 2. Climb to Torreys and over to Gray. (Or vice versa.) Come back...

What would your recommendation be? I've read sleeping over night at the summit is enough.

OK. So, I think I want to fly to Denver drive to the base of Gray and Torreys and camp out for the night. Get up early and climb these two. Either camp at the base again, or if there's enough time drive over and camp at the base of Mt. of Holy Cross and repeat, by climbing in the early morning...

Thank you. I'll look into Absaroka. Is it suited for beginners?

Thanks I'll check out the website and read the book.

Thank you for advice. I'm sure as I get more into the planning stages I'll be referring back to all of these posts for guidance.

Quick overview. I'm a seasoned backpacker. Can easily take care of myself in that department. However, the highest I've ever been is when I was backpacking through Zion park a few years ago. (I'm from the midwest where anything over 1k is high.) I'm flirting with the idea of taking some...

Went on this hike with some folks from a group I'm a part of. I must confess, I'd never heard of the area before and I didn't do a lot of research, so my info on this place is very limited. We did around 21 miles total in three days. Elevation change was about 700 feet. They'd had record rains...

i know that cliff. I almost tumbled off the edge there a few years ago. Fun times.....

Just checked this on a map. I own some property about an hour away from this place. Gonna have to put this on my list for next year while I'm in the area.

Randy these pictures are truly awesome. Love the shading, color tones, and the depth in each shot. Do you teach workshops?

You can double check me, but I think used fuel cans are a no no. Even if you've emptied them. Last time I flew I washed them out real good and just packed them. No problems. (They were probably looking closer at my firearms case that I travel with than my my fuel bottles.) As for making sure...

I HAVE GOT TO GET BACK AND DO THIS TRAIL!

SOME of the camp grounds are like that here in Indiana. At one of them I actually left my car parked at my campsite and picked up my tent and stuff and walked back into the woods about a 50-100 yards and set up camp. Much better. Probably would've been asked not to or whatever if they caught me...