We have hiked this trail in Colorado and have an aspen that we have carved our initials. Kind of fun to keep record of our trip. The first day of hiking we took the wrong fork in the road and walked 1/2 a day and didn't find our tree. The next hike we were smarter and took the right fork in the road. The creeks were flooded with all the snow melt and rain. The misquito's were fearce. We learned to keep moving or we would be eaten alive. Meanwhile back in Texas there has been a terrible drought.