What about bugs? Is bug repellant essential for 3rd week of October or is it dead weight?
You won't need bug repellent. You might need a snow shovel and tire chains though. Where in AL are you coming from?
The very far Southeastern corner, about as far away as I can be and be in Alabama. I do plan on getting some chains just in case. I do have a 4x4 Tacoma TRD with rear locker that we’ll be driving. Looking at Gunnison weather averages and then accounting for elevation changes, if I go where I want to right now, average weather would be highs in the low 50’s and lows in the teens. Yeah, camp fire will be essential lol.