Molas to Purgatory, Weminuche Wilderness

The fourth of July weekend marked the first snowless passage into the high country of the year. Peak runoff had been in weeks past, eventually moving into full on summer in the high alpine. Myself and the company who joined me in the San Juan’s planned a very ambitious itinerary. This would allow for very little camp time  (more importantly, less time to fish), but allowing us to still loop through some of the most dramatic scenery in the state on a fifty mile horseshoe in four days.