{"id":6934,"date":"2022-08-29T22:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2024-10-22T01:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:33:04","slug":"20220829quandary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829quandary\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of 2022 Colorado Trip, Quandary Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of our 2022 summer trip to Colorado. We would be climbing Quandary Peak outside the town of Breckenridge, our first 14er of the trip.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_132127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_132127.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:134,gap:9,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:45,height:60,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n   \t breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n   \t type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My friend and I would spend the first 4 days and 3 nights of this Colorado trip in and around the town of Breckenridge. Our plan was to gradually go up the difficulty scale before the more challenging hikes later in the week, and for that the town of Breckenridge was a perfect outpost. In fact, there were so many mountain peaks surrounding this ski town that they didn\u2019t even bother to name them properly. Instead, the few peaks of Tenmile Range to the immediate west were named uncreatively &#8220;Peak 1,2,&#8230;9&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Just south of the town and at the boundary of White River and Pike National Forest, are some of Colorado&#8217;s most accessible 14ers, including Quandary Peak, DeCaLiBron group, and Mount Sherman. They are all reasonably short for day hikes (~10km roundtrip or shorter), with elevation gains that aren&#8217;t too excessive (~1000m or smaller), and thus perfect candidates for our acclimatization hikes.<\/p>\n<p>Our Airbnb lodge was at the foot of Quandary Peak (we could see it from the windows). So for this day, August 27, we picked this closest peak as the destination of our first day hike. It turned out to be the only YDS Class 1 mountain of this Colorado trip (I was surprised that both Grizzly Peak and Mount Sherman are class 2). At an elevation of 4350m\/14271ft, it&#8217;s the first 14er of our trip.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its popularity (and thus the limited parking lot size), Summit County operated a shuttle service between Breckenridge Airport and the trailhead in the summer of 2022. And with that, they also required reservations (and a non-nominal fee) to park at the trailhead. This didn&#8217;t fare well with some nearby landowner (Summit Acoustics Drywall?) who felt that all this development was affecting their property values (I didn&#8217;t get the logic of this).<\/p>\n<p>With weather forecast indicating a rainless day, we got up reasonably late and started our hike at 10:40am.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121770836&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121770836&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_104602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_104602.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Country Road<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The first 400m of the trail followed this unpaved country road. Since there weren\u2019t any good parking spots along this road, the official trailhead was farther down the mountain.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_104952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_104952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The initial part of the trail in the woods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_180401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_180401.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_181121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_181121.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_181231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_181231.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_175041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_175041.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Coming out of the woods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_104602.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_104952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_180401.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_181121.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_181231.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_175041.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail within tree line.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_104602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_104602.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Country Road<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The first 400m of the trail followed this unpaved country road. Since there weren\u2019t any good parking spots along this road, the official trailhead was farther down the mountain.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_104952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_104952.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The initial part of the trail in the woods.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_180401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_180401.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_181121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_181121.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_181231.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_181231.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during my descent when the lights were softer.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_175041.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_175041.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Coming out of the woods.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trail stayed in the trees for about 2km, before gorgeous views of nearby mountains emerged out of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_110940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_110940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Emerging out of the tree line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_114220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_114220.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The grass by the trail didn\u2019t last long before they transitioned into rocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_114548.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_114548.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The mountains to the southeast and the country road up Hoosier Pass were a constant backdrop of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_121715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_121715.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The mountains to the southeast and the country road up Hoosier Pass were a constant backdrop of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_174252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_174252.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A constant view for this part of the trail, with CO 9 ascending onto Hoosier Pass. Taken during descent.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_121855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_121855.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical conditions out of the tree line, among the rocky slope of Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_110940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_114220.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_114548.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_121715.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_174252.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_121855.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_110940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_110940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Emerging out of the tree line.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_114220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_114220.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The grass by the trail didn\u2019t last long before they transitioned into rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_114548.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_114548.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The mountains to the southeast and the country road up Hoosier Pass were a constant backdrop of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_121715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_121715.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The mountains to the southeast and the country road up Hoosier Pass were a constant backdrop of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_174252.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_174252.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A constant view for this part of the trail, with CO 9 ascending onto Hoosier Pass. Taken during descent.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_121855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_121855.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Typical conditions out of the tree line, among the rocky slope of Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, we had a few interesting encounters with animals along the trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020696C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020696C11.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Squirrel<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">We bumped into this squirrel in the woods, enjoying its lunch. It first seemed alerted by our arrival (upper left), then it alarmingly started at us (upper right), as if we were to steal its lunch. After it got used to my camera (bottom), it continued its business.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020701.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goats<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The rocky mound was located about two-thirds of the way, near an intersection of with &#8220;Old Quandary Peak Trail&#8221; on maps. Quandary Peak was visible in the background of this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020700.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goats<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I didn\u2019t see any grass between the rocks, but this group of grazing goats certainly thought otherwise. The one standing on top of the mound looked like their leader.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_130036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_130036.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Goat on Rocky Mound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goat on Rocky Mound<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The leader goat from a different angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020709C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020709C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marmot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marmot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to the previous group of goats, this marmot stood guard out of the rocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155250C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155250C9.jpg\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one seemed to be drinking from the puddle underneath it, which to me, was just slightly wet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020710.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020713.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020714Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020714Q9.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020715.jpg\" width=\"49%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020715.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another group of goats we encountered. A lone one looked rather momentous against a gloomy sky (lower-left), compared with its more approachable companions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020718C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020718C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_154718C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_154718C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_164054.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_164139.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goats<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_141042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_141042.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Goats Following Hikers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goats Following Hikers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn&#8217;t know why they did this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_165309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_165309.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Backpack\" \/><\/a><\/br>Backpack<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Speaking of things we ran into today, I had a hard time thinking of why someone would leave behind a backpack along such demanding trail.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020696C11.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020701.jpg\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020700.jpg\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_130036.jpg\" alt=\"Goat on Rocky Mound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020709C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marmot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_155250C9.jpg\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020715.jpg\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_164139.jpg\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_141042.jpg\" alt=\"Goats Following Hikers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_165309.jpg\" alt=\"Backpack\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the animals.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020696C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020696C11.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Squirrel<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">We bumped into this squirrel in the woods, enjoying its lunch. It first seemed alerted by our arrival (upper left), then it alarmingly started at us (upper right), as if we were to steal its lunch. After it got used to my camera (bottom), it continued its business.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020701.jpg\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goats<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The rocky mound was located about two-thirds of the way, near an intersection of with &#8220;Old Quandary Peak Trail&#8221; on maps. Quandary Peak was visible in the background of this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020700.jpg\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goats<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I didn\u2019t see any grass between the rocks, but this group of grazing goats certainly thought otherwise. The one standing on top of the mound looked like their leader.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_130036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_130036.jpg\" alt=\"Goat on Rocky Mound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goat on Rocky Mound<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The leader goat from a different angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020709C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020709C9.jpg\" alt=\"Marmot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marmot<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to the previous group of goats, this marmot stood guard out of the rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155250C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155250C9.jpg\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This one seemed to be drinking from the puddle underneath it, which to me, was just slightly wet.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020710.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020713.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020714Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020714Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020715.jpg\" width=\"49%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020715.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another group of goats we encountered. A lone one looked rather momentous against a gloomy sky (lower-left), compared with its more approachable companions.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020718C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020718C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_154718C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_154718C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_164054.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goats\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_164139.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goats<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_141042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_141042.jpg\" alt=\"Goats Following Hikers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goats Following Hikers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn&#8217;t know why they did this.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_165309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_165309.jpg\" alt=\"Backpack\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Backpack<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Speaking of things we ran into today, I had a hard time thinking of why someone would leave behind a backpack along such demanding trail.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, the trail around halfway towards the summit offered the best views (slideshow below), where two alpine lakes rested peacefully before North Star Mountain to the south. It\u2019s also refreshing to observe the contrast between morning sun and afternoon clouds. Farther up the mountain, the lakes felt too low down the sight to be appreciable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_115827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_115827.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes under North Star Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Lakes under North Star Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dammed alpine lakes in the gulch between Quandary Peak and North Star Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_171621.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Lakes<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Dammed alpine lakes in the gulch between Quandary Peak and North Star Mountain. I liked the intense interplay of afternoon lights and shadows in these photos.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171618.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_171618.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Lakes<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the intense interplay of afternoon lights and shadows in these photos.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_115827.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes under North Star Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_171621.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_171618.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_115827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_115827.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes under North Star Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Lakes under North Star Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dammed alpine lakes in the gulch between Quandary Peak and North Star Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_171621.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Lakes<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Dammed alpine lakes in the gulch between Quandary Peak and North Star Mountain. I liked the intense interplay of afternoon lights and shadows in these photos.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171618.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_171618.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Lakes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Lakes<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I liked the intense interplay of afternoon lights and shadows in these photos.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, views of various mountain ranges to the east were a constant backdrop, standing testimony to the progress that we had made.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_142008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_142008.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_131612.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_131612.jpg\" width=\"47.3%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_134443.jpg\" width=\"47.3%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_141717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_141717.jpg\" width=\"47.3%\" alt=\"Distant Torreys and Grays Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_170208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_170208.jpg\" width=\"47.3%\" alt=\"Bald Mountain (4157m)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A constant backdrop for the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_131619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_131619.jpg\" width=\"43.2%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020704.jpg\" width=\"48.6%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020702.jpg\" width=\"48.6%\" alt=\"Distant Torreys and Grays Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_171001.jpg\" width=\"43.2%\" alt=\"Bald Mountain (4157m)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Blue Lake (upper left) before Front Range Mountains, visible from lower parts of the trail. Bald Mountain (4157m, upper right), towards the northeast. Distant Torreys and Grays Peak (bottom), two 14ers near where we hiked the previous day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_134438.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Lakes to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains and Lakes to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020722C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020722C9.jpg\" alt=\"Condo Hotel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Condo Hotel<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is actually the condo hotel where we spent these nights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155557.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Red Mountain across CO9\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Mountain across CO9<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Appropriately named for its reddish rocks above treeline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_142008.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_134443.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_131619.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_134438.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Lakes to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/P1020722C9.jpg\" alt=\"Condo Hotel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_155557.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain across CO9\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the mountains.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_142008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_142008.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_131612.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_131612.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_134443.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_141717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_141717.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Torreys and Grays Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_170208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_170208.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Bald Mountain (4157m)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A constant backdrop for the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_131619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_131619.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020704.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/P1020702.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Distant Torreys and Grays Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_171001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20220829_171001.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Bald Mountain (4157m)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Blue Lake (upper left) before Front Range Mountains, visible from lower parts of the trail. Bald Mountain (4157m, upper right), towards the northeast. Distant Torreys and Grays Peak (bottom), two 14ers near where we hiked the previous day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_134438.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains and Lakes to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains and Lakes to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/P1020722C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/P1020722C9.jpg\" alt=\"Condo Hotel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Condo Hotel<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is actually the condo hotel where we spent these nights.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155557.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mountain across CO9\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Mountain across CO9<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Appropriately named for its reddish rocks above treeline.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On AllTrails, the trail to Quandary Peak was 10.6km roundtrip with 1014m elevation gain <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(excluding the section of dirt road)<\/span>. The elevation gain was evenly distributed throughout the length, making it a constant effort battling with gravity and altitude. Unfortunately, it seemed that yesterday&#8217;s encounter with hail on Grizzly Peak had taken a huge toll on my friend, that he really struggled today. As a result, it took us about 4 hours to reach the summit of Quandary Peak, which was about the pace of the slowest hikers. Luckily, weather was good today and we had plenty of daylight left.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_164300.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail briefly eased up on elevation gain, where Quandary Peak was imposingly visible ahead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_134446.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The relatively flat section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_133854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_133854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then it resumed the pace of elevation gain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155821.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">During the final stretch up the summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_154415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_154415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About 200m from summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_164300.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_134446.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_133854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_155821.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_154415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail near summit.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_164300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_164300.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail briefly eased up on elevation gain, where Quandary Peak was imposingly visible ahead.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_134446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_134446.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The relatively flat section.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_133854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_133854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then it resumed the pace of elevation gain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_155821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_155821.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">During the final stretch up the summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_154415.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_154415.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About 200m from summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>About 300m from the summit, I launched my drone and used its &#8220;trace&#8221; feature to record the final moments of me summiting Quandary Peak.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NklmSt-CJ1w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nOr if one doesn&#8217;t like the ads on YouTube, below is the same video hosted on my server.<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0560_2172.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/Quandary_Peak_Approach_2160p24_H265_12Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">8 minutes and 36 seconds, 2160p24fps, H265 only, 12Mbps\/787MB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And once I was on top, I followed my tradition to commemorate the moment with a drone video.<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0563_141.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/Quandary_Helix_Solo_2160p60_2x_H265_17Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/Quandary_Helix_Solo_2160p60_2x_H264_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">27 seconds, 2160p60fps, 2x playback speed, 17Mbps\/59MB for H265, 20Mbps\/65MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With my friend&#8217;s relatively slow pace, we were the last group of hikers to summit Quandary Peak for the day, and thus had the entire summit to ourselves. I took some moments to appreciate the views, which were spectacular.<br \/>\nIn particular, much of the scenery on our way up was gentle rolling hills to the immediate east, dotted with cottages and lit in sunshine. The jagged ridgeline of Tenmile Range and the gloomy mountains behind it, only visible from the summit, felt like an unapproachable realm away against the light.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_153827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_153827.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Summit of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ring of rocks marking the spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150144.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">North Star Mountain (4086m) in the front, in the background, Mt Bross (4322m), Mt Lincoln (4357m), Mt Cameron (4335m) and Mt Democrat (4315m), constituting the DeCaLiBron loop which we were to hike the next day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150233.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Western Ridge of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Western Ridge of Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rated YDS class 3, a much less popular way to summit Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_151355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_151355.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Rugged Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rugged Mountains<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This section is not the Continental Divide, but contained Pacific Peak and Atlantic Peak. I guessed they named the mountains first and realized the continental divide went a different way later.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_151350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_151350.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"McCullough Gulch\" \/><\/a><\/br>McCullough Gulch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flanked by two mountain ridges and dotted with a few alpine lakes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150228.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Eagle Nest Wilderness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0613.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured from my drone. This photo of Quandary\u2019s west ridge looked rather imposing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A fainted trail leading to the west ridge of Quandary Peak, as captured from my drone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_153827.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_150144.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_150233.jpg\" alt=\"Western Ridge of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_151355.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_151350.jpg\" alt=\"McCullough Gulch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20220829_150228.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0613.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_153827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_153827.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A ring of rocks marking the spot.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150144.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">North Star Mountain (4086m) in the front, in the background, Mt Bross (4322m), Mt Lincoln (4357m), Mt Cameron (4335m) and Mt Democrat (4315m), constituting the DeCaLiBron loop which we were to hike the next day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150233.jpg\" alt=\"Western Ridge of Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Western Ridge of Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rated YDS class 3, a much less popular way to summit Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_151355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_151355.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rugged Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This section is not the Continental Divide, but contained Pacific Peak and Atlantic Peak. I guessed they named the mountains first and realized the continental divide went a different way later.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_151350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_151350.jpg\" alt=\"McCullough Gulch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>McCullough Gulch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flanked by two mountain ridges and dotted with a few alpine lakes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_150228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_150228.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Eagle Nest Wilderness.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0613.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured from my drone. This photo of Quandary\u2019s west ridge looked rather imposing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A fainted trail leading to the west ridge of Quandary Peak, as captured from my drone.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0564_DJI_0578-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0564_DJI_0578-15.jpg\" alt=\"Views around Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/DJI_0591_DJI_0604-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/DJI_0591_DJI_0604-14.jpg\" alt=\"Views around Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/20220829_151233_151322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/29\/thumbnails\/20220829_151233_151322.jpg\" alt=\"View around Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Views around Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from my drone over the summit (top), drone near the summit (middle) and my cell phone on the summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s 3:40pm by the time we started heading down the mountain. Aided by gravity, we went faster on the way down, but my friend&#8217;s body (particularly knees) still required constant breaks. And with that, we only made it back at 6:30pm, concluding the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of our 2022 summer trip to Colorado. We would be climbing Quandary Peak outside the town of Breckenridge, our first 14er of the trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,593,2],"tags":[596],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9130,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions\/9130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}