Hiking Colorado - Maroon Bells Backpacking Trip & Hammock Camping

Join Mike & I on the Four Pass Loop for 3 days of hiking, backpacking & hammock camping. GPS data at http://www.sintax77.com For this multi-part adventure, we’ll be faced with two challenges. Phase 1 (seen in the prior Pt 1 video): Driving on a substantial time crunch from the east coast to Colorado, without any hotels or road food purchases. This will not only keep the budget low, but will also save us a ton of time by not having to check-in/out, be tempted to sleep in, decide where/what to eat, stand in lines etc. Sleeping will be done in the car (while the other person drives) and all meals will be comprised of cooler-stored left-overs and pre-purchased beverages. The only stops allowed: bathroom breaks and gas pumps. Phase 2 (covered in this video, Pt 2) will be a multi-day hike of the Four Pass Loop, within the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, located just outside of Aspen Colorado (about 3 hours west of Denver). We chose to do the loop in a counter-clockwise direction. Trailhead Used: Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness Trailhead N39° 05.979′ W106° 56.260′ Full GPS track data and waypoints for various POI’s on this trip are available for download on the Trip Data Page. Trails Used, Day 1 (in order) Maroon Snowmass Trail Camp near Snowmass Lake Maroon Bells Day 1 Elevation Profile - Sintax77 Maroon Bells Day 1 Elevation Profile – Sintax77 Day 1 Mileage: 9 miles Day 1 Gross Elevation Gain: 3,202′ Trails Used, Day 2 (in order) Geneva Lake Trail North Fork Cutoff Trail North Fork Trail West Maroon Pass Trail Camp near West Maroon Pass Trail Maroon Bells Day 2 Elevation Profile - Sintax77 Maroon Bells Day 2 Elevation Profile – Sintax77 Day 2 Mileage: 15 miles Day 2 Gross Elevation Gain: 4,488′ Trails Used, Day 3 (in order) West Maroon Pass Trail Maroon Snowmass Trail Return to vehicle at Maroon Snowmass Trailhead Maroon Bells Day 3 Elevation Profile - Sintax77 Maroon Bells Day 3 Elevation Profile – Sintax77 Day 3 Mileage: 4.8 Day 3 Gross Elevation Gain: 305′ Mileage Grand Total for Trip: 28.8 Gross Elevation Gain Grand Total for Trip: 7,995′ Want to help support the channel? The next time you're about to do some shopping, go through the Amazon link on my website & a portion of your session will help support the next trip ...at no additional cost to you! http://www.sintax77.com Want a free sticker? Send a SASE to my PO box: Sintax77 PO Box 8163 Wilmington, DE 19803