Day 1: We started at the Ute Trail head. Crossed the Rio Grande (lovingly we nicknamed it the Frio Rio). We hiked about 7 miles.
Day 2: Middle Ute Pass. Through twin lakes and over the Continental Divide. We camped at Rock Lake. We hiked about 8 miles.
Day 3: We rock climbed in the morning and then had our solo time and night at Rock Lake. Unfortunately in the middle of the night it started raining and hailing so we had to come back in to the flys.
Day 4: Hiked along Rock Creek. Around the base of Guardian to Stormy Gulch, which is at the foot of Storm King. We hiked about 8 miles. It started raining soon after lunch and didn't stop for the next 36 hours.
Day 5: We were suppose to summit Storm King, a 14er. But it rained all day so we sat inside the fly and ate breakfast and lunch and told stories. We decided to head out because the rain was not stopping anytime soon. We took the Vallecito Trail across Nebo creek over hunchback pass (aka death in the rain) which is the Continental Divide. We hiked about 7 miles. We camped in Starvation Gulch. It rained the entire day and hunchback pass was 100% miserable! But we survived. I was pretty sure I was going to die this night of hypothermia. Everything was soaking wet and I couldn't get warm.
Day 6: We woke up to no rain and our first fire! Extreme backpacking over trees with no sign of a trail most of the day. We stayed 3 miles down in Starvation Gulch. We had the most perfect spot to camp that night. It was one of my favorite days. We stopped for lunch and after lunch the guides told us that we were staying here for the rest of the day. It was a nice little meadow surrounded by trees and we had another great fire that night.
Day 7: We crossed over the Frio Rio again, but this time I thought I wasn't going to survive. It was much farther and deeper than the first time. I was about waist deep. We hiked to hairpin where we were picked up. We hiked about 5 miles.
My pack probably weighed 60lbs. We all split up the meals for the week and community gear. I carried a lunch and one of the sleeping flys. I ate out of one cup for an entire week. We got all of our water from streams. I wore 2 socks, 2 shorts, 2 shirts all week. We couldn't wear deodorant. We didn't shower for a week.
It was the most incredible trip of my life!
I am currently looking for jobs in Denver. I have a place to live when I am done here. 3 of the girl interns and I are living in Lakewood. I am so excited to see what God has in store for life after crooked creek!
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