Wemuniche Wilderness

[ShawJ]

Spent some time backpacking in the Wemuniche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest, Colorado this past week. We covered 50 miles, 3 continental divide passes, and got extremely lucky with no rain.

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[iamjacobm]

Awesome!! Looks like a fun trip thanks for sharing.

[ShawJ]

Thanks! It was definitely a blast.

[Coyote]

Cool trip!
Nice pics!

[ShawJ]

Thanks Coyote!

[Coyote]

I hope you got to spend a little time in Durango.

[ShawJ]

I hope you got to spend a little time in Durango.

Didn't make it to Durango, unfortunately. We did stop in Ouray and Silverton though, which were pretty cool towns.

[SaveOmaha]

I hiked in that same area as a Boy Scout in 2002. I remember visiting the hot springs in Ouray, and eating dinner at the Ore House in Durango after our approximately 50-mile hike. Pretty fun trip!

[ShawJ]

I hiked in that exact same area as a Boy Scout in 2002. I remember visiting the hot springs in Ouray, and eating dinner at the Ore House in Durango after our own 50-mile hike. Pretty fun trip!

Cool! We met a Boy Scout group heading up to the Chicago Basin on our second to last day.

[skinzfan23]

Nice pictures. We are going to Colorado on Wednesday for the rest of the week. I would love to do some hiking, but we are probably going to be pretty limited with a 6 month old.

[Brad]

Looks like an awesome trip! Thanks for posting all the photos making the rest of us jealous we are not there!

[MadMartin8]

I hope you got to spend a little time in Durango.

Didn't make it to Durango, unfortunately. We did stop in Ouray and Silverton though, which were pretty cool towns.

Ouray and Silverton are amazing towns. I also enjoy Telluride a bit as well (although not as much as Ouray).

[Brad]

Ouray and Silverton are amazing towns. I also enjoy Telluride a bit as well (although not as much as Ouray).

Ouray seems way more tucked in the mountains than Telluride and Silverton. I can't remember, but I thought I saw something last time I was there that said "Switzerland of the Rockies" or something along those lines.

[ShawJ]

Thanks skinz and Brad.

I was amazed at the road leading out of Ouray heading south up the mountains. I've never driven on a road quite like that before.

[Coyote]

Million Dollar Highway

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[SaveOmaha]

ShawJ, I thought you'd appreciate this picture. I thought some of these pictures you posted looked familiar...



I apologize for the poor picture quality.

[Brad]

Million Dollar Highway

If you are short $999,999, you can take the "Last Dollar Road" to Telluride. It's just a little bit north of the Million Dollar Highway. The1Wags and I did that a couple years ago. One lane dirt and mud switchbacks up and over the mountain. Mud up to the axle, driving through water. It was awesome.

[ShawJ]

ShawJ, I thought you'd appreciate this picture. I thought some of these pictures you posted looked familiar...

I won't mention who the little chubby twelve year old on the right is, however!



I apologize for the poor picture quality.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.