Llovía
As we sat underneath the tarp eating our dinner, it began to rain. By this time, we were used to it. This onslaught of water, this downpour. Our second semester in the Chilean Patagonia and we were no longer strangers to this element. I peered out from the blue tarp that was our kitchen, as … Read more
Eagles Nest Wilderness: A Quest for Miserable Bliss
Surprisingly, the ever-so-close-to-Denver Eagles Nest Wilderness offers the same amount of solace that is found in a serious episode of binge drinking. After a handful of inconveniences in which me and my backpacking companion felt confined to either the Lost Creek Wilderness or to the Mount Evans Wilderness (for matters of geographic convenience in relation … Read more
Outdoor Research Aurora Bivy: A Human-Encasing Condom of Displeasure
Bivy sacks were created to give the hard-core adventurer a quick and easy shelter against the elements; either in an emergency or for a brief night’s rest. And, if you’re a climber on a long ascension, it’s really your only option against the elements while swinging against a wall, suspended hundreds of feet high. Its … Read more
Vasque Wasatch GTX Hiking Boots – Men’s
Raw Details Sizing: Feels true to size Vasque Wasatch GTX Hiking Boots – Men’s 4out of 5 Width: True to size Pros: Good Arch Support, Water Resistant, Ankle Support, Warm, Great Traction, Comfortable, Sturdy/Durable Cons: Long Break-in, Difficult Laces, Heavy Best Uses: Heavy Loads, Cold Weather, Long-Distance Hiking, Harsh Terrain, Day Hiking, Wet Conditions Arch … Read more
Slab Avalanches, Hoar Frost & Fog
“The inhabitants of cities suppose that the country landscape is pleasant only half the year. I please myself with the graces of the winter scenery, and believe that we are as much touched by it as by the genial influences of summer.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Language of Nature and Romance.
Wind chilled the sweat on our skin while we paused our journey through a steep glacial valley. Our resting place was in a thick stand of aspens and the mid-morning sun shone from directly overhead illuminating the spade shaped leaves. They were iridescent and in the wind they shimmered like scales on the side of … Read more
Lost Creek Wilderness
Posted by sainteterre on March 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Access from Denver: Take Hwy 285 West to Bailey. In Bailey, access can be gained by taking Wellington Rd. south-east, where first access can be obtained at the Colorado Trail (CT) crossing, but further access can be achieved by following Wellington Rd. past the lake to FR 560 to Wigwam Park and Goose Creek trails, … Read more
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