My dad and I drove the 4X4 road to the South Colony Lakes trail head, camped, and left early the next morning. We summited around 10:00 and enjoyed and awesome view.
Route Climbed: South Colony Lake Trail Date Climbed: August 7, 2000
I drove up the 4x4 road. It's rough but nothing compared to the Lake Como Road. I camped at the trail head. I slept in my pickup which was parked right next to the fence and sign. I was kept awake by something gnawing on the sign. I couldn't see what it was but maybe it was a bear? Probably just a porcupine. The trail is a wonderful trail all the way to the saddle. The rest of the trip is a minor scramble but easy. The views all along the trip are outstanding. The Crestones are all they are cracked up to be.
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 1997
Recall that the sky was that beautiful azure blue and the tundra had all kinds of colors. Beware this trailhead requires about 1.5 hours of a rocky 4x4 road to get there!
Summited this peak after a weekend of volunteer work for the Colorado 14er Initiative... summited last afternoon, around 5pm on a perfectly beautiful, still, clear blue day w/my girlfriend....... very nice memory
Route Climbed: West Ridge II Date Climbed: July 2001
Climbed from N. Colony Creeks up boulder/shale field. N. Colony is beautiful with waterfalls and very few people. Hike to higher lakes is horrible if you try to bushwack and we finally put on our sandals and hiked up the creek. To get to West Ridge was not so fun either but we managed and summited around 10am. Great view of the Crestones and Carson/Challenger. If you like backpacking and want remote do the N. Colony Creeks. If it is just a day trip or you want to bag all the mountains in the area go up S. Colony. I also attempted Humboldt in April from S. Colony and got caught in a blizzard at 12,000 feet, luckily had our tent and gear to hold out the storm in.
rmjwinters - Oct 5, 2002 9:12 pm
Route Climbed: Traverse from Kit Carson Date Climbed: July 7 1999The big Anthill!
jdjordan45 - Sep 20, 2002 2:01 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 2002My dad and I drove the 4X4 road to the South Colony Lakes trail head, camped, and left early the next morning. We summited around 10:00 and enjoyed and awesome view.
Hendere - Sep 12, 2002 4:41 pm
Date Climbed: September 7, 2002Great views to the north and south. Big winds on top, so I left in a hurry. All in all, a very fun hike!
wayneaflick - Jul 7, 2002 2:31 pm
Route Climbed: South Colony Lake Trail Date Climbed: August 7, 2000I drove up the 4x4 road. It's rough but nothing compared to the Lake Como Road. I camped at the trail head. I slept in my pickup which was parked right next to the fence and sign. I was kept awake by something gnawing on the sign. I couldn't see what it was but maybe it was a bear? Probably just a porcupine. The trail is a wonderful trail all the way to the saddle. The rest of the trip is a minor scramble but easy. The views all along the trip are outstanding. The Crestones are all they are cracked up to be.
ctruscot - Jun 4, 2002 9:56 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 1997Recall that the sky was that beautiful azure blue and the tundra had all kinds of colors. Beware this trailhead requires about 1.5 hours of a rocky 4x4 road to get there!
Zeke - Jan 16, 2002 7:37 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 1998Summited this peak after a weekend of volunteer work for the Colorado 14er Initiative... summited last afternoon, around 5pm on a perfectly beautiful, still, clear blue day w/my girlfriend....... very nice memory
spyder550 - Dec 28, 2001 11:14 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge II Date Climbed: July 2001Climbed from N. Colony Creeks up boulder/shale field. N. Colony is beautiful with waterfalls and very few people. Hike to higher lakes is horrible if you try to bushwack and we finally put on our sandals and hiked up the creek. To get to West Ridge was not so fun either but we managed and summited around 10am. Great view of the Crestones and Carson/Challenger. If you like backpacking and want remote do the N. Colony Creeks. If it is just a day trip or you want to bag all the mountains in the area go up S. Colony. I also attempted Humboldt in April from S. Colony and got caught in a blizzard at 12,000 feet, luckily had our tent and gear to hold out the storm in.
Jim Clarke - Jul 24, 2001 8:51 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: 7/23/00Great day hike/warm-up for the Crestones...with incredible views of them and Kit Carson...fun, easy.
jratk - Jul 17, 2001 9:11 pm
Route Climbed: standard from upper S. Colony Date Climbed: June 2000Easy hike. Good warm-up for the other ones.
Josh - Jul 17, 2001 4:16 pm
Route Climbed: The easy trail Date Climbed: August, 1998Easy summit, but the walk up the long 4WD road was not fun.