I will be spending 5 days in ouray colorado july 4th any trail sugestions or pics???

 

Lots of trails to choose from here.

traildamage.com

Also a good idea to pick this up as well.

 

I did Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, and Black Bear last year. Definitely trails I would do again.

They should be open by July 4th, but keep an eye on this website as people list how passable some of the high elevation trails are: http://ww w.bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm

 

GOOD INFO!!! THANKS.... great pics.... what trail is that last pic of???? Now im really EXCITED!!!!!

 

The top two are Yankee Boy and the bottom two are Black Bear.

 

There are no Books by Wells on New Mexico. Check the Funtreks website for his products.

 

My biggest suggestion would be to catch the fireworks show in Silverton. It's great, just the traffic sucks getting out of town when it's over.

Be prepared to run into some traffic on the trails, the 4th is a busy time for the San Juan Triangle. Chances are good that not all of the passes/trails will be open by that time (Imogene and Black Bear)....but that all depends on the weather and county maintenance.

Plenty of GPS tracks for trails on my website here (under the San Juan Mountains section): http://www.myxj.net/blog/trails/colorado-gps-tracks

Some of my most recent trip reports from last year with plenty of photos:

Along Hurricane Pass
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1864

San Juan Triangle Tour
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1792
http://www.myxj.net/blog/1794
http://www.myxj.net/blog/1788

Along Engineer Pass
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1626
http://www.myxj.net/blog/1754

Bolam-Ophir
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1243

Silverton to Animas Forks
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1241
http://www.myxj.net/blog/1260

June San Juan Day Trip
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http://www.myxj.net/blog/1116

...and a few choice photos













That should keep you busy for a while......if you have any questions, let me know

 

THANKS TO ALL!!!! I am ordering that book now and i appreciate the photos and info.... the only problem I seem to have now is that I only have 5 days!!!! may have to try to extend my trip!!!!!

Thanks again

 

Five days will be enough time to do most of the trails in Area 1 (Ouray, Silverton. Lake City, Telluride) if you get an early start and spend the entire day exploring.

Where are you staying? In years past I stayed in Silverton (crappy hotels) and Ouray (tourist rates and now too expensive for me). I've since moved north to Montrose... the hotels are cheaper. I got a room for this Sep at $69.00 a night at the Holiday Inn (using Hotwire).

You can download the GPS waypoints from the book here....

funtreks.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=24&zenid=56f44e47e7516 993dc169eb2465827cc

Have fun... you'll enjoy the trip!!\

I down loaded a few of them to compare them with mine and Wells, but when I opened them with Map Source, the map was there but there were no way points to be seen.

 

the Ouray Riverside Inn is a great place to stay. reasonably priced. you can get a KOA style cabin with separate bathroom for about $50 in the summer