Eagles Nest Wilderness – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 02:57:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Eagles Nest Wilderness – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Autumn in the Eagles Nest https://pmags.com/autumn-in-the-eagles-nest https://pmags.com/autumn-in-the-eagles-nest#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:07:33 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=16567 Autumn in the Eagles Nest

A quick backpacking trip along the Gore Range Trail from Copper Mountain to Silverthorne. Read More ...

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A backpacking weekend in the Eagles Nest Wilderness just outside of Silverthorne and Vail, Colorado.

At a certain point in the summer, there are signs that fall is on the way.

The ground covers starts showing a little red. Aspen trees here and there have the first bit of yellow on their leaves. A faint odor of decaying vegetation is smelled . The evenings and early mornings have a slight nip to the air.

The day may be warm. The summer wildflowers may still be carpeting the mountainsides.

But there is no doubt that fall is on its way.

This past weekend in the Colorado high country,  there very much was a touch of autumn in the air.

Summer is receding. Autumn is about to begin.

The chosen route for this weekend would be in the Eagles Nest Wilderness .

Joining me on this trip would be my buddy Mark.

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For anyone who actually bothers to read these things..some quick trip reports/photos!

August 4th – Blue Lake
My good friends Patricia and Nahum were married on August 5th. The day before, they had a wonderful hike for the guests. A way to see why they enjoy Colorado.

Blue Lake is only five miles round trip with little elev gain, but it is a wonderful destination. Nestled against the divide with wildflowers in abundance. What a way to share the weekend!

August 5th was the wedding. I won’t go into too many details other than to say it was an honor to hold the chuppah, one of our closest friends was the officiator, the wedding was held by the creek on a sunny day and was just a wonderful event. Friends who are like family brought together.

August 11th – Pawnee Pass
A nice little solo jaunt to the Continental Divide.

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