Hiking from a luxury hut in the San Juans Sept. 3-7

In the Mountaineers tradition, we will travel in style to the San Juan Mountaineers in the Silverton area. I have rented the OPUS hut, which is quite comfortable with hot and cold running water, catered meals, and drinks served. The hut is at 11,800 feet and accessible by car down a rough road. Their web site says "Old mule trails left from the days of hardrock mining, offer adventurous explorations around the hut, many of which do not show on popular maps. Many short hiking loops leave right from the back door of the hut. There are four alpine lakes within two miles of the OPUS, and more a little further out,  great for an afternoon dip or fish in larger Columbine lake."  More details about the hut can be found here. We will stay at the hut for a 3 nights Sept. 4-7. To start the trip, we will  drive to e Durango or thereabouts on the afternoon of Thursday Sept. 3, overnight there, then drive to the hut arriving about noon the first day to start our exploring.

The cost includes breakfast and dinner. Several spots have been filled already, and the maximum occupany for this trip is 12. The person cost for the trip will be $350.00 if there are 9 of us, and drop to $292.50 if we are comfortably full at 12. To hold a spot, please get me a deposit of $300 per person.