photos/100928_EstesCone/:
By
Alan Silverstein,
ajs@frii.com
(page updated Sun Nov 13 22:09:44 MST 2011)
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In late 2008 I broke a bone in my left foot. In early 2009 before it
was even surgically repaired, I spent time with Cathie and others at a
condo near Estes Park with a great view across a valley to Estes Cone,
11,006', on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. I promised
myself that after my foot got better I would hike to the top again.
Well it took me a year and a half, but finally late in an unusually warm
and dry September I made it. My solo hike took me on a relatively new
trail to the top, south from Lily Lake instead of north from the Longs
Peak trailhead. It was a gorgeous, colorful day.
Image files (Kb): (click on any image for next)
- A1_LilyLakeBoardwalk.JPG (297)
- A2_EstesConeZoom.JPG (298)
- A3_NorthwestToMummies.JPG (291)
- B_SunlitAspen.JPG (279)
- C_StormPassTrail.JPG (277)
- D_BridgeAcrossDryCreek.JPG (282)
- E1_UpSolidTrail.JPG (282)
- E2_FurtherUpTrail.JPG (279)
- E3_KinnikinnickBower.JPG (277)
- F1_OldBurnedOutLog.JPG (282)
- F2_ApproachingStormPass.JPG (282)
- F3_StormPassJunction.JPG (277)
- G_LongsPeakZoom.JPG (292)
- H_AlongTheTrail.JPG (275)
- I1_NorthFromSummit.JPG (297)
- I2_DistantSmokeZoom.JPG (298)
- I3_NortheastFromSummit.JPG (298)
- I4_NortheastToHorsetoothMtnZoom.JPG (300)
- I5_LilyLakeAndMountainShadow.JPG (305)
- I6_LilyLakeZoom.JPG (282)
- I7_MountainShadowZoom.JPG (296)
- I8_EastToTwinSisters.JPG (295)
- I9_EastToTwinSistersZoom.JPG (296)
- K2_RamsHornZoom.JPG (299)
- L2_LilyLakeZoom.JPG (287)
- M1_ShadowCrossingLilyLake.JPG (298)
- M2_DownToShadowZoom.JPG (292)
- M3_AndALittleLater.JPG (293)
- M4_ShadowOnTwinSisters.JPG (296)
- M5_ShadowOnTwinSistersZoom.JPG (293)
- N1_LilyLakeInShadows.JPG (297)
- N2_TwinSistersDisappearing.JPG (294)
- O1_LastSunTowardsLongs.JPG (295)
- O2_NorthAcrossWestSummit.JPG (289)
- O3_LastLightOnGnarledTrees.JPG (280)
- O4_LastLightOnGnarledTrees.JPG (288)
- O5_DownTrailSunGone.JPG (290)
- P1_LastLightOnMountMeekerZoom.JPG (297)
- P2_HeadingDownSteepTrail.JPG (287)
- Q1_TreeGrownAroundLog.JPG (273)
- Q2_BackAtStormPass.JPG (289)