SPC657 wrote:
I would like to go if it is Chinwall. Been trying to get up there all summer. Let me know if you want another tag along.
Absolutely!!! I hate doing this stuff alone with nobody to share it with.........my wife now can't go, cause the college changed the starting date, and she starts nursing school the 2nd of Aug instead of the 9th. Let me know when and where you wanna meet up and I'll be there!!!
I'm leaving here in the morning on the 25th, and will be in Cotopaxi, CO the following afternoon on the 26th. Plan to drive through and explore the Arkansas Hills east of Salida/Buena Vista and find a camping spot for that evening. Then making my way down into Nathrop the next morning on the 27th. But, if having company along for the ride, those plans are flexible and can be changed to accommodate.
There is a campground in Nathrop on Chalk Creek, but I'd head west on up towards St. Elmo. Less tree hugging touristas. Once you get to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, you could take the right turn up the steep hill and go on up the Mt. Princeton trail. Nothing hard, but you do get up to around 12000 feet with great views. Neat cabin at the top too. You can spend the night there for free.