We’ve written not as much about Stanna’s adventures primarily because there aren’t as many photos to show off her exploits.  Just now she’s editing those from the India/Bhutan/Nepal trip and perhaps we’ll feature that trip retrospectively.  Nevertheless I intercepted a couple photos from her Sedona hike with 8 of her Wednesday Hiking Ladies group, just last week.  Several of the same group made the Nepal trip this year and another, Debi, led the Switzerland trip several years ago.  Reportedly there are more than 20 women on the emailing list and typically 6 to 12 can show up any given Wednesday.  They’ve been taking overnight excursions to regional trailheads in addition to the local day hikes.

The trip to Sedona, Arizona (6+ hours from Durango – south of Flagstaff) is the latest multi-day excursion where they hiked several trails over the three days they were there.  Stanna has hosted several overnights up in Silverton in the past and they’ve gone to Pagosa and Moab as well.  The Ladies share trip leader responsibilities over the year and Stanna has led quite a number hikes herself.

Hikes change each week so there is variety in distance, terrain, and effort: something for everyone, but generally they are 3-4 hours, and cover 4 to 6 miles average each time.  On the calendar for this summer is a Hut hike over in Dolores County and maybe a backpacking trip into Chicago Basin in the Weminuche Wilderness, besides the weekly Wednesday hikes.