Ampitheater
The view from our campsite on the first day.
Trail Archive
Colorado 2026
* Animas Forks * Yankee-Boy Basin * Engineer Pass * Cinnamon Pass * Imogene Pass * Portland Mine Trail * Brown Mountain Trail
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Campsite Day 1
Craig's setup with Sam the camp dog for this trip.
Campsite Day 1
Another angle of Ampitheater
Secondary campsite Day 1
This is where Candace and Rhonda set up a few hundred feet from us.
Bear Damage
The trash bag on Candace's Jeep after the bear got hold of it.
Bear Response
Candace and Rhonda brought their vehicles to our campsite and we lit it up for the night.
Buttcheese going for the Trashbag
Bear Damage
The trashbag we put a ways from camp.
Bear Damage
Candace's and Rhonda's campsite after the bear rummaged around after they moved their vehicles to our campsite. The tent awning was damaged by high winds, not the bear.
Bear Damage
The bear apparently changed their mind about opening the whiskey.
Ampitheater
Fog rolling in just as it started to get light the next morning.
Deer at the Door
Heading to breakfast in town after deciding to move campsites due to bears and saw this deer patiently waiting for a handout.
Mineral Creek Trail
Stopping to enjoy the views
Group photo
Sadly, Candace and Rhonda left the evening of the second night so did not get to run the trails with us.
The Trail Group
Ian's XJ, Sarah's 4 Runner, Craig's Land Cruiser, and Nate's Taco.
Ian against Fall colors
Nate
Craig Pulling out the Drone
Me and Ian
Crossroads
Start of Animas Forks
Sarah in a Mine Entrance
Leif in Mine Entrance
Denver Lake
Gold Prince Mill
Mineral Bleaching of Rocks
Gold Prince Mill Jail
Building with the wood flat is a waste of a lot of good wood, but, it sure makes for some stout walls.
Thick Boi Door!
Always Check Before you Sit
STAY OUTTA THE TOILET!!!
Coming into Silverton
Air-up Time!
Eric Gregory
Me and My Dad
Back on Mineral Creek
Heading to do Alpine Loop on day 4.
Leif's Truck
Craig's Land Cruiser
Nate's Taco
Sarah's 4-Runner
Black Beastie
Engineer Pass Sign
Hidden Treasure Dam
Dinner in Lake City
Southern Vittles Restaurant
MOOSE!
We'd been on the lookout for a while because Ian had never seen one in real life.
Cinnamon Pass
The return side of Alpine Loop
Beaver House 1
Beaver House 2
Cinnamon Pass Sign
Top of Yankee Boy Basin
Nate, Craig and I decided to head up Yankee Boy Basin. It was a rough trail with a number of tight switchbacks.