Chicago Basin - Sep '13
Chicago Basin comprises the upper portion of the Needle Creek watershed in the Needle Mountains (Colorado), a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. It lies within the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. Needle Creek is an east-side tributary of the Animas River. The upper portion of the basin is surrounded by fourteeners: Mount Eolus (14,083ft = 4.292m), North Eolus (14,039ft = 4.279m), Sunlight Peak (14,059ft = 4.285m) and Windom Peak (14,082ft = 4.292m).
These fourteeners were our goal for the Labor Day weekend 2013.We were party of three: Ramiz and Kenan B. (father and son) and me.
The standard route of access to Chicago Basin is somewhat unusual. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, driven by a historical steam locomotive, runs through the canyon of the Animas River. It makes a stop (when requested) at Needleton, a location near the confluence of Needle Creek and the Animas. Visitors to Chicago Basin hike about 6 miles up Needle Creek to the basin itself. There are goats at Chicago Basin.
Read MoreThese fourteeners were our goal for the Labor Day weekend 2013.We were party of three: Ramiz and Kenan B. (father and son) and me.
The standard route of access to Chicago Basin is somewhat unusual. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, driven by a historical steam locomotive, runs through the canyon of the Animas River. It makes a stop (when requested) at Needleton, a location near the confluence of Needle Creek and the Animas. Visitors to Chicago Basin hike about 6 miles up Needle Creek to the basin itself. There are goats at Chicago Basin.
