This trip is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm glad I waited until this year. I had an incomplete vision of what was possible and what would work for me. Two trip reports helped. One from Peaks for Freaks and the other, a Flickr album by Craig Taylor opened my eyes to how much more there was than just getting to Hell for Sure Lake and Pass. Indeed.
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DESCENDING FROM HELL FOR SURE PASS TO THE LAKE OF THE SAME NAME
CAMPSITE DAY 6 AT HORSESHOE LAKE
MT HUTTON AND HORSESHOE LAKE AT THE END OF DAY 6
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VIEW OF MT HUTTON AND HORSESHOE LAKE
THE INSIDE OF THE HORSESHOE
ZOOMED IN VIEW OF HORSESHOE LAKE AT SUNSET
RED MOUNTAIN AND HORSESHOE LAKE AT SUNSET
HORSESHOE LAKE AT THE END OF THE DAY
SUNRISE LIGHTING ON THE INTERESTING KNIFE EDGE RIDGE ON MT HUTTON
LAST VIEW OF HORSESHOE LAKE AS THE LONG WALK HOME GETS STARTED.
HUTTON PEAKS ON THE WAY OUT
THE AMAZING VIEW FROM THE ROAD NOT FAR FROM THE TRAILHEAD
PUNK AND PENTSTEMON DOMES ... PERHAPS