4 friends, 2 dogs, 3 days, and 31 miles... jarrid, liz, marty, and i went on a 3 day backpacking trip. we began at the maroon bells in aspen, headed up and over west maroon pass, over to crested butte, and then back over east maroon pass. the weather was fantastic! friday and saturday were blue bird days, sunday had some clouds and a few sprinkles but the shade from the clouds actually felt quite nice. the thing i love about backpacking the most is that we are the only ones who can see the beauty we saw because we hiked far into the wilderness. nobody else gets to see the views unless they bust their butt carrying 45 lbs. on their back for 3 days. the hard work is always worth it!
crater lake at the maroon bells
tired pups!
copper lake: day 2
top of west maroon pass, climbed 3,5oo feet in elevation
top of east maroon pass, ready to head 11 miles back to the car.
tired, sore, and blistered feet
