I climbed Capitol Peak over the weekend. It was number 19 for me to date. I climbed with 4 close friends and 3 of there sons. We started at the trailhead around 12:30 on Friday morning. There are two trails for Capitol Peak - the standard trail and the "ditch trail." We chose the ditch trail due to its lack of elevation loss and gain at the start of the hike. The ditch trail is named, following an irrigation ditch along the side of a ridge line which wraps around towards Capitol Peak. The irrigation ditch is used to provide water for cattle.
Eventually, the trail reaches the Capitol Lake basin and intersects two side trails leading to two campsite areas, each split into four campsites (#1 through #4 and #5 through #9). We found ourselves camped at site #8, a nice spot in the trees up on a hill. It took a total of 3.5 hours to cover 6 miles from the trailhead to the campsite.
The Summit story to follow:
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