Welcome to the Colorado backcountry

The vast acreage of wilderness and backcountry beauty in Colorado make it one of the more popular locations for camping, backpacking, and day-hiking.

In addition to a eight National Parks and Monuments, Colorado boasts an equal number of Wilderness Areas, millions of acres of National Forest and BLM land, and over three dozen state parks.

From mountains to deserts, and grasslands to canyons, one could spend a lifetime hiking the trails of Colorado and not cover all of them.

Yule Creek...again

The Raggeds Wilderness area spreads out to the south of the upper Crystal River valley.  From Marble, Colorado, my favorite access is the Yule Creek trail.  Though smooth tent sites are scarce there, I hope to bring a backpack up and spend the night there once.  Until then, I'll have to be happy with my day hikes.

from the overlook above Thompson Flats
Yule Creek