Mt. Evans Wilderness Hike

May 25th and 26th
A Denverite bunch of about 15 made a 2.5-mile journey on the Rosalie trail through the Mt. Evans Wilderness for a great night of camping. Two major occurences in American history took place on this trip: The advent of Tree Golf, and the idea of a re-make of The Goonies. By the way, Sloth was portrayed by the fantastic John Matuszak of the Oakland Raiders.



We stayed in a great spot along a creek flowing from late May runoff coming from melting snow on the slopes above. Kevin, Chris, Mitch, Eddie, and Hugh made some fantastic burritos (they had two types of beans, black and pinto, which kicked ass), we played some "Shoulders" around the campfire, drank approximately one nalgene bottle worth of booze a piece, and fell asleep in a sub-20-degree night. Here are some photos from the trip:


The bunch after our 2.5-mile day hike through the snow to almost-nearly-to the base of Mt. Evans. Some finished off the hike with a frolic through the meadow:





Chris, Kevin, and Eddie filtering water for the group.


A Butterfly on the way back to the trailhead.


Me getting a shot of Eddie taking a shot of the scenery. Here's the camera I recommended Eddie:
http://flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_40d/
If you like mine:
http://flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d40/



The group after a day of hiking.


I know I already told you Mom and Riley, but Cooper loves his new bowl set.