My time has been short recently, so I’m collecting more notes than stories here. There are a few good stories to add later. I did add some narrative to the Flickr slideshow (click the “i”), and I’m working on an annotated map of our route:

Hiking Stats: Photos Route in Google Earth

Hiking Stats: Photos Route in Google Earth

Hiking Stats: Photos Route in Google Earth

Hiking Stats: Photos Route in Google Earth

Hiking Stats: Photos Route in Google Earth

Hiking Stats for the day: Photos Route in Google Earth

Dad and I, eager to start our backpack trip into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, find ourselves driving along the Crystal River looking for a place to spend the night at dark. We find mostly signs that say, “No camping within 1/4-mile of the Crystal River.” One tiny, overgrown road flies by, and I turn around…