Day 5: (3 miles) If you missed Day 1 thru 4 of our guide to the Four Pass Loop feel free to start here. Don’t miss our summary, “A Guide to the Four Pass Loop: Things to Know,” in this post! The sun rose on the last day of our Four Pass Loop adventure and after 5…
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Hiking Colorado’s Four Pass Loop – Day 4
Day 4: (5 miles) If you missed Day 1 thru 3 of Hiking Colorado’s Four Pass Loop you can start here. Snowmass Lake We had been on Colorado’s Four Pass Loop for 3 exhausting, but incredible days. We chose to do some night photography in this remote locale at Snowmass Lake. The highlight of which was…
Backpacking the Four Pass Loop – Day 3
Day 3: (About 7 miles) If you missed Day 1 or 2 of Backpacking the Four Pass loop than start here. After breakfast and packing up camp we continued on our adventure of backpacking the Four Pass Loop. Today we would start in the Fravert Basin, climb steeply up the North Fork Cutoff Trail, visit…
Hiking the Four Pass Loop – Day 2
Day 2 (about 7.5 miles) If you missed Day 1 of hiking the Four Pass Loop in Colorado you can check that out here. This was a long day and should be started early to get over the two 12,000′ passes (West Maroon Pass and Frigid Air Pass) and to the safety of treeline in…
The Complete Guide to Hiking Colorado’s Four Pass Loop
We had been warned about black bears tearing through hikers’ campsites on Colorado’s Four Pass Loop trail. We had taken the mandatory precautions of traveling with an absurdly heavy bear canister and making sure that nothing with a smell was in or anywhere near our tent. Still, as Jennifer and I lay in our tent…