Next up on our 14er climb list was Huron Peak.  At 14,003 feet Huron just makes the list of Colorado 14ers but what it lacks in altitude list-topping, it makes up for in remoteness and rugged beauty.  Huron has the distinction of being the Sawatch 14er farthest from a paved road. What that means is that when you approach it from the lovely Lake Ann basin you are surrounded by nothing but wilderness for miles in every direction.  No towns, highways or civilization of any kind are visible from Huron’s slopes.  A perfect place for quiet seclusion.  

Or so we thought.

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