 | Day 1 (Fri) - Austin to Palo Duro Canyon
State Park - near Canyon, Texas. |
 | Day 2 (Sat) - to Mesa
Verde, CO. Camp at Moorefield campsite |
 | Day 3 (Sun) - to Silverton, CO. Take the
Silverton-Durango
Narrow Gauge RR south to
backpacking drop-off spot. Camp at tracks. |
 | Day 4 (Mon) - Backpack 7 miles to high meadow
Chicago Basin in
Weminuche. Set up base camp and spend the night. |
 | Day 5 (Tue) - Relax; check-out Big Horn
sheep and witness hail storm at dinner. |
 | Day 6 (Wed) - Day-hike to top of Columbine
Pass and view Vallecito approach from the southeast |
 | Day 7 (Thu) - Day-hike to within 880 feet of
the top of Windom Peak (14,082). |
 | Day 8 (Fri) - Pack-up, trek to SDNGRR pick-up
spot and return on train to Silverton. On to
Uray hot
tubs and Crested Butte for dinner at Slogars. Spend the night at CB
International Youth Hostel. |
 | Day 9 (Sat) - to Arkansas River - but
missed Parkdale 1/2 day raft trip. Back
in the vans to Amarillo for the night at the Scout Hut. |
 | Day 10 (Sun) - AUSTIN!! Super trek, great road trip. |