Hello,
I am thinking of doing a 3 day 2 night trip in the Roosevelt National Forest, outside of Eldora CO. We want to see South Arapaho Peak, and also make it up to Caribou Lake. I also thought it would be fun to finish in the mining ghost town of Caribou.
I'm looking at doing this route:
http://caltopo.com/map?id=2T1P
However, as you can see there, I have a "missing link" section. I'd like to avoid a car shuttle, but it involves going down (or up) the west side of Klondike Mountain/Bald Mountain, to be able to hike back to the 4th of July Road. If this is possible, we might be able to park in Caribou and avoid driving on the road and the parking situation.
Any thoughts on this? Is this possible? Am I stuck with a car shuttle? Ideas for better routes?
