McInnis Canyons Rafting Trip - June 2025

 

Late June we had the opportunity to tag along on a Colorado River rafting trip with a couple other families in the McInnis Canyon area.  We started out of Fruita, CO and traveled all the way across the boarder into Utah.  It was a fun time in some beautiful country.  The weather was very warm, but nothing that water can't fix!   We stayed at two different campsites two different nights and went on a few hikes along the way.  

Petroglyphs

Sunset on the Colorado River

Lots of wildlife along the river

St. Vrain Mountain - June 2025

The sun burning the clouds off of the Longs Peak group

 First hike of 2025 might be the closest 12,000 ft. peak to our house, St. Vrain Mountain.  This was a great warm up with just about 9 miles and 3000 gain.  I was pleasantly surprised by the awesome views on this hike.  It puts you at a perfect vantage for Longs, Wild Basin, and the northern Indian Peaks Wilderness.  This will definitely be one I recommend to visitors in the future. I went with Black and White on the images for this one:

Tim ascending toward St. Vrain's summit

Mt. Alice

Beaver Reservoir I believe

Audubon and Paiute from the summit