To celebrate 27 years of Sarah, we packed up the car and (surprise!) headed to the condo for the weekend. On Saturday we got up at the crack of 9 an decided to try and bag Buffalo Mountain. The trail head is about one mile up the road from the house, so after a short drive we were on our way.
The trail to the peak turned out to be absolutely gorgeous. A local volunteer group maintains the trail every year and it was well marked and easy to navigate. Up until two years ago the trail ended at the treeline and hikers were left to scramble through miles of scree in order to reach the peak. Now there is a well marked trail through the rocks with large cairns which makes this a wonderful trail.
The view from the top of Buffalo was amazing. To the south and east are the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon, and of course the large Dillon Reservoir. Directly to the south is the 10 Mile Rage and to the north is the Gore Range. What I was really amazed at is how thin Buffalo Mt is. From town the mountain is this big, round giant, but once you get to the top, you realize it's only about 3 yards wide all through the center of the mountain. Looking down the mountain to the east is a beautiful hanging valley with a high alpine lake that I'd like to climb up to and camp next to later this year.
This next weekend we're looking forward to some more hiking, especially since Kevin is flying out for the weekend.
To celebrate 27 years of Sarah, we packed up the car and (surprise!) headed to the condo for the weekend. On Saturday we got up at the crack of 9 an decided to try and bag Buffalo Mountain. The trail head is about one mile up the road from the house, so after a short drive we were on our way. 
The view from the top of Buffalo was amazing. To the south and east are the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon, and of course the large Dillon Reservoir. Directly to the south is the 10 Mile Rage and to the north is the Gore Range. What I was really amazed at is how thin Buffalo Mt is. From town the mountain is this big, round giant, but once you get to the top, you realize it's only about 3 yards wide all through the center of the mountain. Looking down the mountain to the east is a beautiful hanging valley with a high alpine lake that I'd like to climb up to and camp next to later this year.
This next weekend we're looking forward to some more hiking, especially since Kevin is flying out for the weekend.
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