Our destination was Fowler-Hilliard hut, perched at 11,500ft above sea level...just at tree line above Camp Hale, Colorado.
We hiked/skied over 5.5 miles and 2700 ft of climbing to arrive at this newly reconstructed 10th Mountain Division Hut. In our
down time, some constructed a puzzle, some constructed a kicker (and jumped...and jumped), some excavated the front porch out from
over 5 feet of compacted snow, some grabbed some turns in the nearby glades below the hut.
Leaving Leadville
Prepping at the trailhead
Prepping at the trailhead
Prepping at the trailhead
Fowler-Hilliard
Thomas Wang hiking with the Sawatch Range in the background
Mount of the Holy Cross
Cresting Resolution Ridge with a view of the Gore Range
Thomas
Mark and Sarah with Elbert and Massive in the background
Resolution Notch just above the hut
Resolution Notch
Approaching Fowler-Hilliard
Sarah and Brian arrive
Adam and Kari building their kicker
View out the upstairs window of the hut
The Gore Range
Morning outside the hut
Morning outside the hut
The puzzle begins
The mud room just outside the main hut entrance
The puzzle begins to grab innocent bystanders
Jay ventures out on a photo expedition
Excavating the front porch out from 5 feet of snow
Noah stands above resolution bowl
Mark climbing up Resolution Bowl
John descends from Resolution Mountain
Noah
Thomas
Mark
Carlos and John
Continued deck excavation
Mark
Thomas
Thomas
Noah
Noah
Adam, Dave, and Sarah resting from deck excavation
Adam
Kari
Kari...didn't quite stick the landing
Thomas
Mark
Kari
Adam
Prepping for another jump run
Thomas
Thomas...also didn't stick the landing
The south view from the second floor of the hut
Looking south towards Jackal Hut and the Sawatch Range
The Gore Range
A snowy morning
The Fowler-Hilliard hut crew Clockwork from the left: John, Jay, Adam, Dave, Mark, Sarah, Brian, Kari, Kathy, Rurik, Carlos, Noah, Thomas
Leaving the hut
Climbing through Resolution Notch
Noah
Adam
Jay, John, and Dave above Camp Hale
Noah crosses the snow bridge across the Eagle River
