Trip Preparation

Aside from negative coggins your mounts have to have a clean bill of health within 30 days of your visit. Also will have to buy certified weed free hay in Colorado and I wouldn't advise getting caught with good Ol coastal Bermuda up there. Your horses will have just as hard a time adjusting to the elevation as you will so be prepared to switch to dude ranch mounts if it's to much for them. Also archery season starts august 25 and runs the whole month of September, muzzle loader season is the middle of September. Orange flags and or vests plus a certain amount of orange on your horse is required. Check with the rangers station and Colorado DOW for all rules an regs. I'll be up there myself for the start of elk season aug 25 in a different area we ride mules and usually saddle bags and one pack mule per two people is good for 3 nights in the back country. Take more water with you than you think you can drink in two days for a one day outing. Have fun.