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| no partners | | Camped the night before along the Clear Creek Road (CR 390) not far from the trailhead. Some friends who were staying at Twin Lakes came down and our goal was Missouri Mountain. This was sort of a sentimental hike for me, as Mt. Belford was my very first 14er back in August 2002. I had forgotten how steep and nasty the first couple miles of the hike was. By the time I reached the old cabin, I had decided I wasn't going to do the peak. My friends continued on and reached the summit, while I took a long break near where the trail to Belford breaks away to the left at around 11,500 feet. Took my time going back to the parking lot. Drove into Buena Vista and got a room for the night to clean up. Later on my friends joined me for dinner and beer at Eddyline Restaurant and they told me of their successful hike. It was a good day to be on the mountain as there were only some light showers in the afternoon and no thunder.
When I was up there in 2002 we camped just across the creek at Winfield. I drove up that far the night before, checking for camp sites and to get pictures of the old buildings. |
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