Backpacking in Rawah Wilderness Area

Summary -

When - Friday July 15th evening through Sunday July 17th evening
Where - Rawaj Wilderness area, west of Fort Collins off highway 14
With - David Miller, Emily Anderson, Tanya Hass and Elena Maksimova
What - Backpacking, hiking, camping
West Branch Trail to Rawah Lakes
Trail Profile - about 16 miles elevation gain up to 2500 ft
Camping - Friday night: tunnel campground, Saturday night, Rawah lake #3
Fun - campfire, cooking, pictures, mooses, fox, lakes, snow
Adventure - swamp, crossing swampy land and creeks, mosquitoes, wind, too much weight
Disasters - Backpack strap stitch breaking, slipping one leg in creek to get wet, getting stuck in mud, losing sun-glasses
Best view - where small trail for Rawah lake # 4 starts before grass pass
Food - apples, yogurt, khakra, rassam bhat, upama, snickers, trail mix, bread jam, eggs, fajitas (thanks to emily) etc
Carrying - water, 12 granola bars, 6 snickers, 2 noodle packets, 1 trail mix packet, 1 "khatta-meetha" snack, 1 rassam Rice ready to eat package, upackage, khakra, bread, jam, 4 apples, 3 yogurts, 1 sleeping bag, 1 fleece+rain jacket, cap, winder cap, 1 tent, 4 sock pairs, 3 underware pairs, 3 T-shirts, 1 short, 1 trackpant, sunglasses, camera, bug spray, sun screen, spoon, bowl, toilet paper, flash light, contacts, etc
Others carried - scoop, stove, etc

Awesome Xperience!