The High Camp Hut

There’s a moment at High Camp Hut when time slows down. Maybe it’s the alpenglow casting a soft light on the peaks, a rainbow stretching below Sheep Mountain, or the warmth of friends gathered around the woodstove. Whatever it is, it leaves an impression—one that keeps people coming back year after year.

That magic is what first drew my parents, Dave and Sherry Farny, to this place in 1990. They bought it from Anaconda for its mineral and surface rights. They immediately put this land under a conservation easement with The Nature Conservancy. At the time, they ran Skyline Guest Ranch and would lead guests up to High Camp every Friday night, giving them a glimpse of something rare—a wild place untouched by roads, noise, or distractions. When they sold Skyline in 2004, I knew High Camp’s story wasn’t over. A year later, I bought it, stepping into a role I hadn’t fully anticipated but quickly came to love. Simply Amazing Mountain "Hut" in The San Juan Mountains!