Goodwin-Green Hut Trip

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Jan 30, 2004, Ashcroft to Aspen via the Goodwin-Green and Barnard huts and the most spectacular winter ridge crossing in Colorado.

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Frigid morning, breathless models,
low winter light casts long shadows.

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Above the trees all is white,
a distant Ansel Adams sight.

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The huts wait empty and cold,
warmed by breath and wooden stove.

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A day of snow passes with us at rest,
a blustery crossing follows as test.

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Friends huddle too cold to linger,
shutters click with frozen fingers.

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Our secluded home for just one night,
its wooden face basks in south light.

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Through blanketed spruce, the end of our trek,
all arrive smiling at Aspen's sundeck.

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