For our second hike of the weekend we hauled ourselves and our packs to the Upper Cascades waterfall which sits high above Ouray. We had to change campsites (which took most of the morning) so we didn't get an early start, but the weather held out and was actually downright hot on this south facing hike. We were able to do this hike right from the Amphitheater Campground. This hike was a really good comparable for hiking in Nepal with an average gain of 1,000' per mile. It was slow going on the uphill, but slow and steady worked for the day. We didn't make it over to Chief Ouray's Mine due to some steep drop offs that I wasn't willing to cross.
Trailhead Elevation: 8,639 feet
Highest Elevation: 10,151 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 1,663 feet
Total Distance: 6.10 miles
Total Time: 3:30 hours
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