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This summer during June I will lead five or more young adults into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains for a few days. This is not a simple task and there is a lot of planning required. I need to pick a trail that is easy but still presents a challenge. Then i need to research that trail in depth to be aware of extra things we might need like climbing equipment. After all of that i will get a list and background of each person going on the trip. With that i need to put together a contact, packing, and food lists to send to them. Finally a week or two ahead i will do a trial run of the trip with a few friend who are experienced backpackers. I feel that this will be interesting trip and hope that if i plan it well that it will be a good trip. There is nothing worse than being in the middle of nowhere and miserable.

At the moment the only idea of a good area for this trip is Lake Cheeseman Colorado. In that area there are a lot of trail heads and it is moderately easy and really pretty. However there was one of Colorado's worst forest fires in that area a few years ago. That increases dangers for mudslides after rain storms (Colorado is known to get afternoon rain showers everyday and if you are on the side of the mountain and the ground starts to shift your in trouble), less shelter and falling trees are unpredictable. Who knows I will look into that a little more but also find some new areas.