September 2016 Cole, Ava, Brian, Dani and myself took the Durango to Silverton narrow gage railroad through the Weimenuche Wilderness and hopped off at Chicago Basin.
http://www.durangotrain.com/
This is a trip that we all wanted to do for some time. The Weimenuche has some incredible mountains, in particular the Grenadier Range - which is just north of Chicago Basin has some incredible peaks.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sanjuan/recarea/?recid=81032
The train follows the Animas river cut through the mountains toward Durango - and offers stunning views. of fall foliage, rivers, and mountain peaks. The Animas River is the location of the 2015 mine waste spill that made national headlines. The creek pictured above is in the Chicago Basin drainage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Gold_King_Mine_waste_water_spill
Chicago Basin
Mama goat and baby
Upper Chicago Basin. By the lake the trail splits towards the fourteeners Windom, Sunlight, and Eolus. We climbed Windom because it was supposed to be the easiest of the three.
On top of Windom looking SW - Eolus is the peak straight ahead.
Cole's obligatory night sky Chicago Basin shot.
Awesome trip guys - thanks to everyone for making it happen. Hope to go back soon.
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