While Christine tended to family business out east, I took the opportune moment to schedule in a few days of what you think would R&R if you consider carrying a 50# pack up over 10,000 feet relaxing. I figured if I was sufferin', Rich was not any better off than I.
Destination - Buffalo Peaks wilderness down by Fairplay. Activities - hiking, drinking wine from a box and catching a whole shitload of fish.
We got a late start and ended up hiking till nearly 10 before we hit a spot worthwhile for pitching shelter. We woke in the AM to clear skies and conveniently placed beaver ponds holding the wonderful greenback cutthroat trout. As Rich made java, I must have landed 4 in 10 minutes while he watched from a distance in disbelief. It was going to be a good day. Unfortunately, we were so busy catching 'em, we never even took any photos until later in the day when we transitioned from Rich Creek to Rough and Tumbling creek where brookies were the norm. We weren't going to be planning any fish fry's with the size of these suckers, but they were holding up in nearly every inch of water and with the short season at this elevation, oftentimes grabbing the flies before they hit the water. Never seen anything like it and I'd do it again because we saw only a couple others fishing on the nearly 12 mile hike round trip.
Buffalo Peaks...check it out. Go counter clockwise from the Rich Creek trailhead. The cutties are all on the Rich Creek side and it's not a bad 3 mile or so hike in.
Destination - Buffalo Peaks wilderness down by Fairplay. Activities - hiking, drinking wine from a box and catching a whole shitload of fish.
We got a late start and ended up hiking till nearly 10 before we hit a spot worthwhile for pitching shelter. We woke in the AM to clear skies and conveniently placed beaver ponds holding the wonderful greenback cutthroat trout. As Rich made java, I must have landed 4 in 10 minutes while he watched from a distance in disbelief. It was going to be a good day. Unfortunately, we were so busy catching 'em, we never even took any photos until later in the day when we transitioned from Rich Creek to Rough and Tumbling creek where brookies were the norm. We weren't going to be planning any fish fry's with the size of these suckers, but they were holding up in nearly every inch of water and with the short season at this elevation, oftentimes grabbing the flies before they hit the water. Never seen anything like it and I'd do it again because we saw only a couple others fishing on the nearly 12 mile hike round trip.
Buffalo Peaks...check it out. Go counter clockwise from the Rich Creek trailhead. The cutties are all on the Rich Creek side and it's not a bad 3 mile or so hike in.
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