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The ultimate adventure guide

Mike Windsor
Photo Date: 
08/05/2020
Heading up the first climb of segment 23.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Intriguing rock formations just off trail.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Beautiful alpine terrain near 13,000’.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Looking down upon Cataract Lake.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
View of a small lake just off the Colorado Trail.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
A wonderful place to spend the night.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
A full moon above the lake.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Can you spot the moose?
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
One last view of the lake.
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08/05/2020
Views as you leave the lakes behind.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
This stretch of trail is truly incredible.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Incredible views (you can just make out the tops of Arrow and Vestal Peaks in the distance).
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Marmot!
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Nowhere to hide from any weather on this segment, but the views are worth the risk.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
An impressive cairn.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
View from a high point of this segment at 12,996’.
Mike Windsor
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More incredible views.
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Looking down on the last valley of segment 23 (the headwaters of the Rio Grande are down there).
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Can you spot all the sheep?
Mike Windsor
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08/05/2020
Stony Pass Road and the end of segment 23.

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