I’m excited to reach the continental divide today. We start with hopeful weather, and start up Square Top.

Guanella Pass Trailhead

Long views, alpine flowers, and ptarmigan grace the high country.

Up Squaretop

Alpine Flowers

Ptarmigan

We can even see where we’re going.

That Way

As we cruise west along the divide, though, a big wall of dark clouds makes its way eastward. We make it over Silver Mountain, then retreat down into Warden’s gulch to put up the tent.

Camp