Last Sunday, I went up to the west side of the La Platas really for the first time. I wanted to explore the gravel roads, avoid people on ATVs, and look for great hiking and firewood cutting places (permit through the San Juan rec office). Accomplished all of the above. We dropped down to the Owens Basin trail along the West fork of the Mancos and hiked for a few hours. There are still beautiful wildflowers on that side and it's cool how different the ecosystem is than, say, 10 miles east in Tomahawk Basin. These are gentle slopes with long basins and drainages. The peaks and basins off the La Plata canyon side are burly.
On Tuesday morning we hiked on the Perins Peak trail, not too far from my house. I had to cut the hike short at an hour and turnaround at the base of the last switchbacks, but will get to the top sometime this summer.
No pics of course. I'm in the market for a new digi cam without a scratch in the lense. The holdup has been a good, small camera with a screen and viewfinder.
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