Trip date: June 02-03, 2018 This is a 2 day trip in the Commanche Peaks Wilderness and Northern Boundary of RMNP. I had planned a loop starting at the Emmaline TH near the CSU Pingree Mountain Campus but I was unsure how much snow to expect so I didn't know how far I'd get. Except for brief deep snow on the initial approach towards the treeline below Fall Mt and in the shaded Mirror Lake cirque, the whole trip was largely snow free. I also stumbled across the Tom Bennet campground near the TH which I'd heard about before. It would be a great place to car camp with great views a short walk away. Caltopo map here: caltopo.com/m/P92V Day 1Day 2From here I'd loosely follow the trajectory of Mummy Creek and eventually move towards Icefield Pass between Skull Point and Rowe Mt. ![]() This game trail that ran straight through the brush sucked me in like a magnet. It was so worn I had to double check my maps that there wasn't supposed to be an official trail. Unfortunately the quality eventually deteriorated and I had to bail and head for the base of Rowe Mt. as I originally planned.
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David E.
6/10/2018 05:01:29 pm
Enjoyed the pictures and commentary very much. A moose that fell on his caboose !! Lovely mountains and apparently very much empty land to enjoy. Empty except for the mountains, animals, trees, snow, rocks and lakes. I was intrigued by rock that stood straight up as though early man had placed it to mark a significant spot.
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Susan K
6/12/2018 01:57:06 pm
Looks like you might want to always carry an extra pair of shoes!
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Walt Fricke
8/2/2022 12:54:06 am
What does the picture just before "Descending off of Ramsey Peak" etc show? Rugged mountains in the distance. Never Summers? I knew RMNP pretty well, kept trying to fit those into what I knew, but couldn't. Rawahs, maybe? Never hiked in there.
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