Day 16: San Luis, you are a beauty

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I started around 7 am this morning. I knew that the climbs would be great today, so I was anxious to get in place. I was also very anxious to see the opinions on this day. In my research prior to this trip, and many times during this trip, I heard that San Luis Pass was going to have some epic views. Maybe the best views of the entire path. After spending too many days in Cow Country, I was ready for the most epic side of Colorado.

The morning began with approximately 5 miles at the beginning of the Eddiesville path. These five miles were free of cows, but still the last miles of Rancho’s land. I arrived at the beginning of the path quite fast and then began the climb to the San Luis chair, 3000 feet high. At first, the climbing was quite stable. The path followed a valley with great views of the surrounding mountains. The path alternated between exposed and covered tree. Once I was at a mile of the chair, things got quite steep quite fast. The last 800 feet of profit rose directly. It was difficult, but it was worth it. 360 degree views were impressive. I understand why this area was so publicized.

The views

I was wrapped in Mountain View when I began to descend. It was difficult to maintain my balance since I was constantly looking around. There were three more climbs on the day, so I knew my work was far from finishing. One was about 400 feet, the next one was 900 feet and the last was 600 feet. The 400 feet climb was quite fast and led me to the continental division. It was also accompanied by new impressive views. As I descended, I noticed that the clouds were rolling. It is not an ideal view when you are completely above the tree line.

I approached the 900 -feet outstanding climb if I should go or remain low to see what the weather would do. As I had not heard or seen Thunder, I decided to do it. This ended up being a difficult movement because the rain moved almost immediately. This made a difficult climb even harder. I passed and finally reached the top of the climb. The rain advanced in time to see where it would come from where it was going. Miles and trail miles cutting the mass extension of rock. Epic is really the only word I have to describe the view. I descended once again in search of a late lunch place before the final thrust.

A well -gained camp

I found a stream, full and I had a solid lunch. All the up and down more than 12,000 lift feet definitely began to wear out. I had one more climb. It was slow, but not too hard. The rain threatened again, but fortunately he retained this time. I descended to Middle Mineral Creek and found an incredible camp. In 20 minutes, Alex, the guy I camped last night, appeared and we both decided to camp again. Only 20 miles today, but the gain made it difficult to go further. I hope you have more miles in tomorrow. I have 63 miles before entering Silverton on Tuesday.

Rose, Bud and Thorn

Rose: today’s views were spectacular. It is rare when something comes as announced, but these opinions were as announced. I love New England, but the world has a lot of beauty to offer.

Thorn: The rain. I hate climbing in the rain. It always seems to start pouring just when the climb enters.

BUD: Tomorrow I will reach the highest point of the Colorado path. 13,200 feet!

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