We skipped this section of the Colorado Trail in 1999, for a
number of very good reasons...really. The dayhike chronicled in the
images below confirmed the wisdom of that decision. The hike was long
(9 hours) and quite demanding near the saddle. A thunderstorm above
timberline was our first brush with the dangers of high elevation
lightening. It was, nonetheless, a beautiful hike!
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Indian paintbrush, sighing pines, and happy hikers. |
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Looking down on Copper Mountain Resort from the saddle. The rain and lightening that caught us half way down are just moving into the town. |
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Columbine by the trail on the descent to Copper Mountain.
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