Comments on: TR: Dyke to Dark Canyon Loop (15 Sept 2012)

By: Brittany Walker Konsella

Brittany Walker Konsella — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 02:16:53 +0000

In reply to Allison O'Brien. Hi Allison. The Dark Canyon hike was 14.5 miles one way. You can find more information about it as well as many other hikes on my Crested Butte hiking guide.

By: Allison O'Brien

Allison O'Brien — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:09:27 +0000

Hi Brittany –

Was this a one-day or multi-day hike? How many miles total?

Thanks,

Allison

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:18:51 +0000

In reply to Ed. Ed and Jen, Thanks for your contributions and insights to these hikes! Much appreciated!

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:28:55 +0000

Last Tuesday we completed the Ruby Anthracite hike as an out and back, very nice. We crossed Ruby Anthracite Creek, went a bit further and turned around. Fall color was about 1/3 there. I have always admired Marcellina and might one day try and climb it.

I added the Oh-Be-Joyful loop hike to my itinerary and completed that on Thursday. Mileage was 1.2 miles from the O-B-J camping/parking area to the trail sign and 5.3 miles to the Daisy Pass trail intersection so your perception that it is longer than 3 miles from the sign to Daisy intersection was spot on – more like 4 miles. It was ~6.5 miles to Blue Lake. The entire loop was just under 15 miles with significant switchback cutting on the Gunsight Pass road and hopping the low flowing Oh-Be-Joyful creek rather than crossing the Slate and walking all the way around to the O-B-J camping/parking area. There’s gotta be a way to safely drop down Wolverine Basin to avoid the tedious Gunsight Pass road section.

Peeler Basin was my favorite section of the O-B-J hike. I suspect that fewer people get in there. Cows were everywhere.

Ed & Jen