| Peak: | Windom Peak |
| Route: | West Ridge |
| Range: | San Juan |
| Posted By: | alyannkar |
| Date of Info: | 07/20/2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07/21/2018 |
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Summer conditions. I summitted Windom after Sunlight, so I cut across the basin between the two and descended the West Ridge. I backpacked into Chicago Basin from the Purgatory Trailhead the afternoon of 7/19 and then summitted all four peaks the morning of 7/20 and backpacked out later that afternoon. Not quite sure why the longer route to the basin gets a bad rap. It was a gorgeous and mellow trail, easy hiking. There are several trees down towards the end of the Animas River Trail in the mile before the bridge and register where the trail intersects with the Needle Creek Trail and the train stop. The Needle Creek Trail has even more trees down. Otherwise, both trails are in great condition. In Chicago Basin, insects and goats are in full swing. The lower you camp in the basin (or just before the basin), the less you will have to deal with the goats swarming. The trail up to Twin Lakes is beautiful (thanks Colorado Fourteeners Initiative!) and is in summer conditions, as well. |
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