Huron Peak day hike.

Being from the East Coast, we had had a rough time on our backpacking trip at the beginning of the week, struggling from Cottonwood Pass to the Huron Peak Trailhead along the CDT. We went to FIBArk after we got off the trail and wanted to try our luck at conquering our first 14er. On our last day before flying back to the ATL, we took a relatively late start with my brother's dog, Chaco. To be honest, we could not have picked a better day to summit this mountain. Clouds peppered the sky, but left the majority of the gorgeous blues to bleed through, giving us a spectacular image of God's majestic creation. Having dealt with several feet of snow near Lake Ann earlier in the week, we were beyond blessed that Huron was almost entirely dry. Immediately after elevating above the tree line, the Peak towers over you and the trail in front of you looks to turn into a noodle winding its way up. Throughout the hike, Chaco found it imperative that he chase every marmot that peaked its head out of the rocks. Around noon, we stumbled up the summit after stopping every ten steps for air. The views were breathtaking- like nothing I had seen before. To the North, we could see where our backpacking trip had gone awry (story for another day). Lake Ann was still frozen, and the pass to its North continued to look frigid, though it was June. Within the next fifteen minutes, we noticed a storm starting to brew from the south side, so we decided that it would be time to head back down to the parking lot. Overall, this is definitely my favorite day hike to date, but we will see if that stands after my next trip to CO. God's grace and creations continue to mesmerize me every day I walk on this earth. I can only hope to see a fraction of its glory in my lifetime!