Summary: On a short late-September one night backpacking trip, I take in the "Best Ridgline" section of the Continental Divide Trail on a larger loop through Vasquez Peak, Byers Peak, and Ptarmigan Peak Wildernesses. On this first day, I head southwest along the divide itself through poorly cairned tundra with gorgeous views on the the way to a pretty campsite along the the south fork of the Middle Fork of the Williams Fork River.
