8.4 Miles - 2500 feet of gain
Longs Peak TH
Another favorite. Done early so as to see the sunrise and witness the alpine glow on Longs Peak.
Today was a nice weather day. We were able to watch climbers on the diamond.
Dad, Brianna, Melissa, Laura, Miranda, Maria, Sarah, Alena, Tyler, Trent, Brandon, Travis, Rick, Ricky, Jessica, Justina, Brian, Jason, Shannon, Kevin, Brad, Jen
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| Getting ready to depart |
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| Break |
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| Fun times hiking in the dark. Goes by quick |
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| Again, biggest group on the trail |
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| Adjust layers, was warm |
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| Fiddle around with head lamps and packs |
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| Couple of guys in the back (Brandon/Travis) were calling for a break every 15 minutes...... We theorize that they did not want to get back too soon and have to babysit. |
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| Day is dawning |
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| Taking pics of the sunrise |
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| Sun coming up over twin sisters |
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| Longs Peak - the east side - comes into view |
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| Wagon train |
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| photo op |
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| Mountain Men |
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| Moose, Beans, Alena - Alpine glow - doesn't last long |
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| On the chasm lake spur trail |
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| Columbine Falls |
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| Peacock pool |
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| Now we go just a bit further and climb up into those rocks on the right |
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| Up we go |
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| Chasm Lake and diamond of Longs Peak |
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| Watching climbers on the world famous diamond of longs peak. |
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| And back down we go.... |
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| Solar Potties |
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| New Patrol cabin.. last one got taken out by an avalanche |
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| Time to eat and rest the legs, only a few more miles to go.... |
