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Expedition Facts

Route:

Denver to Dourango via the Colorado Trail

Expedition Leader:

Mark Salmon

Expedition Dates:

24th July - 19th Aug 2006

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The Expedition Route

Proposed Itinerary

Day

Date

Journey

1 24 July Fly from London Gatwick to Denver Airport via Mineanapolis Airport
2 25 July Camp at Denver orientation and logistics. Pack jeep with food and fuel supplies
3 26 July Follow the Colorado Trail to Buffalo Creek
4 27 July Bailey and on to Breckenridge
5 28 July Follow the Peaks Trail to Frisco
6 29 July Colorado trail to Copper mountain then to Leadville
7 30 July Leadville to Aspen
8 31 July Rest Day
9 1 Aug On to Crested Butte
10 2 Aug Crested Butte to Gunnison
11 3 Aug Gunnison to Lake City (Mountain road)
12 4 Aug Lake City to Telluride
13 5 Aug Rest Day
14 6 Aug Rest Day
15 7 Aug Telluride to Ouray
16 8 Aug Ouray to Doyleville via Redclod Peak, Sunshine Peak, Slumgullion Pass, Cebolla Creek, Los Pinos Creek
17 9 Aug Doyleville to Tin Cup
18 10 Aug Tin Cup to Buena Vista Cottonwood Pass Continental Divide
19 11 Aug Buena Vista to Canyon Reservoir
20 12 Aug Rest Day
21 13 Aug Canyon Reservoir to West Creek
22 14 Aug West Creek to Sedalia
23 15 Aug Sedalia to Denver
24 16 Aug Rest Day (Denver)
25 17 Aug Rest Day (Denver)
26 18 Aug Rest Day (Denver)
27 19 Aug Fly home from Denver Airport via Detroit Airport