Francie's Hut Trip

Friday September 26th

My friend Jaye invited me on an all girls hut trip this fall to Francie's Cabin. It's a cabin just outside of Breckenridge that you can rent. It comes with most of the ammenities, dishes, beds and wood for a fire. We did have to get our water from a stream near by and boil or filter it to drink. We brought in our own food and beverages as well. Jaye needed ice in her cocktails so she dragged in a cooler! She didn't have to go to far with it since you could drive practically to the hut in summer time. Winter is a different story, but again you don't need ice, since you are surrounded by it in winter.
We decided to go for a hike when we got to the hut. Crystal Lake is just at the bottom of the big peak. The skies were a bit dark, but we didn't really think too much about it until the lightning started. A few of the girls turned back, but Jaye and I decided to tough it out and get there. Kinda dumb, but we are still alive to talk about it. We got a bit of hail and snow mix (see last picture) I can't arrange these correctly yet. The next day,of course was just beautiful and we almost made it to the upper lake, but had to turn around to clean the hut and be out by 1. All in all it was a great time, but next time I will make sure not to bring so much food and alcohol. I had to carry a lot out the next day!