Hiking in the colorado rockies

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Hiking in the colorado rockies Lake Dorothy from Mt Neva summit

Byers Peak (12,804 ft) summit view South Byers was the highest mountain seen from my balcony in Fraser

Poudre Lake at dawn, Milner Pass Trailhead At 10, 759 feet, it is where Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park

Mount Ida Pika 1 posing, Rocky Mountain National Park

Mount Ida Pika 2 running with grass to its den

Mother Ptarmigan on Mt Ida trail Her three chicks were off the trail to the left.

Always one of my favorites: Monks' Hoods, along Baker Gulch, Never Summer Wilderness

Possibly Mountain Bog Gentians, Baker Gulch

Parika Lake and Mt Parika (r), Never Summer Wilderness

Mt Parika summit snow chute and vista to the NE

A field of alpine daisies with Mt Parika backdrop

Peak One and Lake Dillon from Ten Mile (aka Peak Two) summit

With Linda on Ten Mile summit

Above Loveland Pass TH (11930 ft) in the early morning

A spot of alpine color on Mt Grizzly summit ridge

The ridge traverse to Mt Sniktau from Mt Grizzly summit

Two 14ers: Torreys (l) and Grays (r) from Grizzly summit

A selfie from Mt Grizzly summit (13,427 ft)

Little Yellowstone lunch view towards the source of the Colorado River near La Poudre Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park

Likely a Fringed Gentian, along the Colorado river, Rocky Mountain National Park

Blue Lake with Mt Bowen far right, Never Summer Wilderness

Mt Bowen cirque, Never Summer Wilderness

Star Gentians on Mt Bowen

Mountain Goat on Mt Bowen

Mount Bowen peak from the far end of its South ridge

Six more mountain goats on Mt Bowen

The route to Pk 12707 and Vasquez Peak (c) from Stanley Peak

Vasquez Peak summit view NE

Resting on Vasquez Peak (note 2 summit register cans!)

A final view of Vasquez Peak (r) as clouds form up

First view of Mt Neva’s West Face, Indian Peaks Wilderness

Mt Neva NW ridge ascent route from saddle point

View back to Columbine Lake from Mt Neva NW ridge

Mt Jaspar from Mt Neva summit (12,814 ft)

Chillin’ on Mt Neva summit after climbing its straightforward NW Ridge