This is a 3 day backpacking trip I took into the Weminuche Wilderness of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains in September 2023. The original goal
was to be a 7 day trip from the Animas River up and over Columbine and Hunchback Passes ending at Molas Pass on the Colorado Trail. It was a gear shakedown in preparation for next years thru hike of the Colorado Trail. After reaching my planned camp for the night at the junction of Vallecito and Johnson Creeks on day 2, satellite weather indicated a strong thunderstorm front was forecasted to move into the San Juan Mountains on the night of day 3 and stall out for several days.
After some thought, I decided to switch to plan B and I would hike out of the wilderness effectively ending my adventure on the afternoon of day 3.
It did prove to be the correct decision.
This trip did give me confidence that the gear I chose for the Colorado Trail is the correct gear.
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