yet another Weminuche Wilderness backpacking trip

Britt's birthday was August 1. I asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday; I shouldn't have been surprised. We planned out a big loop: up the Pine River to Emerald Lake (not the one we went to two weeks ago) and then Moon Lake, a dayhike to peak-bag 13,684 ft. Mount Oso (something I've wanted to do for a long time; Oso is a distinctive mountain visible from much of the wilderness, and we tried to climb it a few years back via a ridge from Middle Mountain and were cliffed out), then a hike over the entertainingly-named Moon Rock Pass (to Rock Lake, of course) and then down Rock Creek to the Vallecito River and out. About 40 miles of hiking, lots of elevation change, fishing out the wazoo, and a shuttle between trailheads which Britt's brother agreed to do if we took him out to breakfast.



( Hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, and eating wild berries. )

Who needs words? Just show me the photos.