Schedule

Arrival

6:00 pm

Plan to arrive in Durango by Tuesday evening (or earlier!). Mike and Linda are providing an amazing dinner, catered at Chase and Gretchen's house outside of Durango. We have limited sleeping areas indoors, but have plenty of flat spots for your tent. If you are flying in to the Durango Airport, please let us know what time and we will coordinate a pick-up for you! You do not need to rent a car.

Begin the Trek

8:00 am

Boots to the ground! We will leave Chase and Gretchen's early in the morning after breakfast and drive to our parking area that is 2 miles down the road from the lodge (2wd accessible). Here, you can leave anything you brought for the weekend that you don't need for the hike (clothes, make up, kegs, etc.) A shuttle will meet us there and drive us to the trailhead. We will have sandwiches packed for lunch and will start hiking by 12 noon.

Arrive at Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge

4:00 pm

The lodge will have showers, food, and drinks ready for us! After we arrive from hiking, we will do a car shuttle to our cars which will be 2 miles down the road from theh lodge, where we can grab anything you did not bring on the hike and need for the weekend. This will also be an opportunity to pick up people who did not attend the hike but are joining us for the weekend. Note that the lodge does not have enough beds for everyone, so the camping will continue here. We will assign beds/camping once we have RSVP's but anyone over 40 years old has automatic rights to a bed :)

Wedding Day

4:00 pm

Attire is mountain kind-of-formal. Think sundresses, hawaiian shirts, & chacos. Remember, we are at altitude in the mountains where the weather can swing dramatically (snow is unlikely but not impossible). Layers are always a good idea.

Saturday morning we will have a huge brunch. Otherwise, there are no planned events for the morning and early afternoon. We can play games and explore the nearby creeks and waterfalls. The ceremony will be at 4pm (weather dependent) on a deck that is a short walk from the lodge. There will not be seating at the ceremony (we promise it will be short), but if you need a seat please let us know and we will make arrangements. Afterwards, we will have drinks and food back at the lodge. A local band is coming and we will dance into the night, until our feet officially fall off.

Departure

9:00 am

Departure time is TBD. Please let us know your departure plans (flight times) so we can make sure you get out on time with some breakfast.