Basin
If you are are looking for a great 3 day backpack trip in Colorado, make sure you check out the Lost Lake loop in the Flat Tops wilderness. The loop offers terrain that your rarely experience in the Rockies.
The Story: The distant ridge line, where it angles up near the clouds, is the entrance to the basin. You spend 2 days exploring the lakes at the base of the wall to the right. The last day of the loop is spent on top of the plateau as you make your way back to where you entered the basin. The only way off the plateau is to cross a 20ft stretch of rock, 300 ft above the valley floor, and only 3ft wide. I attempted to make a quality image or my team crossing it, but lightning forced me to pack up early…..and run the remaining 3 miles back to the car. Spooky!
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Below is the image of our lightning induced evacuation.
Run Away!
THE DARK LORD SITH MAKES HIS RETURN!!!
Lady, get your kids together and get off this mountain!
An inside joke for those of us on the trip. They are pictured on the causeway, making a run for it.