Day 3 Elevation Vacation………🦃❤️🥾🏔️
What a beautiful day today! My goal was to summit Trico Peak by hiking up a 4-wheel drive road up to Black Bear Pass, turn right and scramble up to 13,301’. Success!
Here is the data today: 7 miles total, 2100’ vertical gain, 3.5 hours up, and 1.5 hours down. Wind was better today, but I still had to cover all the skin.
Tomorrow the plan is to summit Mt. Sneffels at 14,155 glorious feet of altitude.
LET’S GO!
4 pics from the adventure:
Posted: 06/10/2026 at 06:27 PM ET
Thread Replies (9)
Day 3 Elevation Vacation………🦃❤️🥾🏔️
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-- VTHokieTom
Jun 10, 2026 at 06:27 PM ET
VTHokieTom
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06/10/26 06:27 PM ET
I'm curious. Are there "don't hike off the path" rules where you hike. I
-- Hokebury
Jun 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM ET
Hokebury
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06/11/26 12:26 PM ET
At least there's not a line of mountain climbers tied together waiting
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 11, 2026 at 06:09 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/11/26 06:09 AM ET
Yes……..very rewarding experience
-- VTHokieTom
Jun 11, 2026 at 07:16 AM ET
VTHokieTom
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06/11/26 07:16 AM ET
Last time I drove down Black Bear Pass, DaughterFr8Dog was 8 months old😎👍**
-- B777Fr8Dog
Jun 10, 2026 at 08:47 PM ET
B777Fr8Dog
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06/10/26 08:47 PM ET
Sadly, an Indiana couple died in a rental jeep the week prior, rolled 700ft
-- B777Fr8Dog
Jun 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM ET
B777Fr8Dog
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06/12/26 12:41 PM ET
Curious, is that water potable? **
-- astrohokie
Jun 10, 2026 at 08:12 PM ET
astrohokie
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06/10/26 08:12 PM ET
I would not drink it without a filter.**
-- VTHokieTom
Jun 11, 2026 at 07:14 AM ET
VTHokieTom
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06/11/26 07:14 AM ET
Different shades of gray and white (snow). Reminds me of WV winters.**
-- MikeVT85
Jun 10, 2026 at 06:36 PM ET
MikeVT85
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06/10/26 06:36 PM ET