Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness

This past week my friends Jon (who has some great pictures and videos on his blog), Greg, Brian and I spent 5 days and 4 nights backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness. We'd been planning the trip for about 6 months so it was awesome when it finally came together. The Weminuche Wilderness is in Southwest Colorado and we actually took the Durango & Silverton Train to and from the trailheads. The area is incredible. We spent some time on the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, we crossed a bunch of streams and creeks and saw literally hundreds of waterfalls. Here's a few (actually a bunch of) pictures from the trip and if you're interested you can watch the slideshow by clicking here.

This was our view on the first night out.


Greg packed a giant hoagie sandwich that didn't make the whole trip with us.



This was during our hike up the Elk Creek drainage to the intersection of the Continental Divide and Colorado Trails. It really was an awesome day of hiking.


This is Jon inside an old miners cabin that we came across.




This was our hike up to the top. There were a bunch of switchbacks so it looks like some of us are coming and going.


This was during our hike to the summit of Hunchback Peak at 13,136 feet.


This was the view from the top of the peak.




Even though the goat looks majestic, they were actually all over our camp and somewhat of a nuisance.




There were so many waterfalls everywhere that it was hard to take a bad picture.


This was the four of us on our last day of hiking. From left to right...me, Greg, Brian and Jon.


This is Brian dreaming of a cheeseburger and a beer after 5 days of freeze-dried dinners.



I feel so lucky and blessed to have the time to spend with my friends in such an amazing place.

28 comments:

Enoch Photography said...

Awesome! What a blessing it is to live in Colorado... have a great rest of your week my friend. //enoch

Fitz said...

Again, great shots. It's tough to pick just a few. I suppose we should start thinking about the next trip...

Karie McLain Photographer, LLC said...

Looks gorgeous! I love Colorado!

Mikey said...

Great pictures, Schaef! Like I was telling Fitz - it has been way too long. We should try to get the group together one of these days.

scejka said...

Andrew great story and shots! I used to live down in the Weminuche - I was a guide for a year and took hs kids all over the place. My favorite place in Colorado by far-and one of the best in the nation for backpacking that I've been to. Thanks for sharing!
-Scott

Anonymous said...

It looks like you guys had a fantastic time! Glad you were all able to get together and rough it for a while. Beautiful shots!

Anonymous said...

Looks like an incredible trip. Great photos, incredible scenery. See you guys soon.

Ross

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