{"id":8367,"date":"2023-09-29T22:59:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2024-04-26T05:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:07:02","slug":"20230929snowdon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929snowdon\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 11 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Snowdon Peak of Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The twelfth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. Today I climbed Red Mountain 3, and enjoyed the most vivid colors of San Juan Mountains from its summit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9213.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon 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\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints 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But since I was visiting San Juan Mountains around peak foliage time, I nonetheless thought it\u2019s appropriate for me to set aside a few days to explore the mountains.<br \/>\nIn the vicinity of Silverton, the most popular trails were &#8220;Ice Lake&#8221; and &#8220;Columbine Lake&#8221;, both leading to alpine lakes. Having done &#8220;Gunnison Route&#8221; the previous day, I was feeling bold and looking for something more adventurous, <i>i.e.<\/i> mountain peaks, for which I found Red Mountains, Snowdon Peak and Engineer Mountain, all of which had relatively easy access from developed road. Weather forecast indicated strong wind for the next day, so I planned the non-technical &#8220;Red Mountain 3&#8221; on the next day. For this day, my research indicated &#8220;Engineer Mountain&#8221; was YDS class 3 while &#8220;Snowdon Peak&#8221; was class 2-3, so I picked the relatively easier &#8220;Snowdon Peak&#8221;. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">After Silverton my next stop was Durango, so this arrangement resulted in more driving distance, but I gladly took it for safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With good weather in the forecast today, I didn&#8217;t bother waking up early, and reached the trailhead just past 10am.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_095318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_095318.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_175617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_175617.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Snowdon_Peak_Trip\">Snowdon Peak Trip<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This mountain was named after Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. From the developed trailhead of Andrews Lake, its standard route (northeast ridge) was 9.8km out-and-back with 728m of elevation gain, the last bit of which required scrambling and route-finding.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#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=168580351&#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=168580351&#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\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_102148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_102148.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Andrews Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9298.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9298.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Andrews Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9193.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Andrews Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9192C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9192C11.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9294.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9294.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kendall Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones bordering Silverton to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East beyond Andrews Lake<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_102148.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9298.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Andrews Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9193.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9192C11.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9294.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/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 mountains and lakes near trailhead.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_102148.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_102148.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Andrews Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9298.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9298.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Andrews Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9193.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9193.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains beyond Andrews Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9192C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9192C11.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9294.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9294.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kendall Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The ones bordering Silverton to the south.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East beyond Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East beyond Andrews Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trail started out as a casual stroll through the woods. (Pine trees, so there&#8217;s no foliage.) 1.7km in, it departed from the (more established) Crater Lake Trail and headed east. It&#8217;s also when the forests grew sparser among a meadow scene.<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_103731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_103731.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_104200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_104200.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9202.jpg\" width=\"85.3%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_111739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_111739.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_112034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_112034.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Forest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_162953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_162953.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_103731.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_104200.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_170158.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9201.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9202.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_111739.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_112034.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_162953.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 in woods.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_103731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_103731.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_104200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_104200.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_170158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_170158.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9201.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that seemed to be split into two.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9202.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waterfall<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_111739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_111739.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_112034.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_112034.jpg\" alt=\"Forest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Forest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_162953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_162953.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A minor complaint was that, after the fork of trails, there were many fallen trees blocking the trail, requiring some effort to scale over.<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9291.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9291.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak behind Meadow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak behind Meadow<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_105450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_105450.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail through Meadow towards Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Meadow towards Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9293.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9293.jpg\" alt=\"Pond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pond<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_165355C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_165355C9.jpg\" width=\"87.5%\" alt=\"Plant\" \/><\/a><\/br>Plant<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Felt like cotton to me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_163535.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_163535.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail through Meadows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Meadows<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9204.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A plateau to the south.<\/span><\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9291.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak behind Meadow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_105450.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Meadow towards Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9293.jpg\" alt=\"Pond\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_165355C9.jpg\" alt=\"Plant\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_163535.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Meadows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9291.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9291.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak behind Meadow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak behind Meadow<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_105450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_105450.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Meadow towards Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Meadow towards Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9293.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9293.jpg\" alt=\"Pond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pond<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_165355C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_165355C9.jpg\" alt=\"Plant\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Plant<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Felt like cotton to me.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_163535.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_163535.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Meadows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Meadows<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A plateau to the south.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>3.5km into the hike, the trail completely emerged from the trees as it started a steep ascent (p2 below) towards the saddle point between &#8220;Needles One Peak N1&#8221; and Snowdon Peak. I didn&#8217;t prepare hiking poles for this trip so this slope put me through some struggles. <\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_113614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_113614.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_162117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_162117.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_161922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_161922.jpg\" width=\"87.2%\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_115149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_115149.jpg\" width=\"87.2%\" alt=\"Steep Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail with Backdrop of Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_160134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_160134.jpg\" width=\"87.2%\" alt=\"Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail with Backdrop of Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_160014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_160014.jpg\" width=\"87.2%\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field of Grass in Red<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152623.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152623.jpg\" width=\"87.2%\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field of Grass in Red<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_113614.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_161922.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_115149.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_160134.jpg\" alt=\"Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_160014.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_152623.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/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 trail.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_113614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_113614.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_162117.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_162117.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_161922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_161922.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_115149.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_115149.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail with Backdrop of Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_160134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_160134.jpg\" alt=\"Trail with Backdrop of Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail with Backdrop of Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_160014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_160014.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Grass in Red<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152623.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152623.jpg\" alt=\"Field of Grass in Red\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field of Grass in Red<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that the trail disappeared into a rocky ridge leading southeast. There were occasionally class 1-2 scrambling moves along this ridge (p4-5 below). The gradient was very gentle along this ridge, and it offered great views of surrounding mountains (p1-3 below) should I want to seek reprieve from the physical efforts.<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9214.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_120214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_120214.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9211.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_121642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_121642.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_153406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_153406.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152443.jpg\" width=\"83.2%\" alt=\"Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridgeline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The one that I just hiked through.<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9214.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_120214.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9211.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_121642.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_153406.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_152443.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline\" \/><\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9214.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_120214.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_120214.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9211.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9211.jpg\" alt=\"Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Engineer Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_121642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_121642.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_153406.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_153406.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152443.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152443.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridgeline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The one that I just hiked through.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Along this section, my destination was constantly in view. Just that its orientation meant its sight was often against the sun for most of the day, limiting the contrast of its rocks.<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9286.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9286.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still some snow left in the Naked Lady Couloir this late in the season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9282.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9282.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9278.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9277.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9277.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152430.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9281.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9281.jpg\" alt=\"Hill to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill to the North<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9286.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9282.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9278.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9277.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_152430.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9281.jpg\" alt=\"Hill to the North\" \/><\/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 Snowdon Peak.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9286.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9286.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Still some snow left in the Naked Lady Couloir this late in the season.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9282.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9282.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9278.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9278.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9277.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9277.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_152430.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_152430.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9281.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9281.jpg\" alt=\"Hill to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the ridge, mountains further to the east and southeast popped into view. They were the Grenadier Range and Needle Mountains, featuring the highest density of peaks (on OpenStreetMap) among San Juan Mountains (if not among the entire Colorado).<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9274.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Needle Mountains<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From left to right: Needle Mountains Peak 13, North Eolus, Mount Eolus, Needle Mountains Peak 15, Turret Peak, Pigeon Peak. The two Eolus&#8217;s are 14er&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9273.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9273.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two 14er&#8217;s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_142107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_142107.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Needle Mountains beyond Alpine Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Needle Mountains beyond Alpine Landscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_132059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_132059.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_122219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_122219.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9209.jpg\" alt=\"Grenadier Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grenadier Range Mountains<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9274.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9273.jpg\" alt=\"Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_142107.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains beyond Alpine Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_132059.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_122219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9209.jpg\" alt=\"Grenadier Range Mountains\" \/><\/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 mountains.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9274.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9274.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Needle Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">From left to right: Needle Mountains Peak 13, North Eolus, Mount Eolus, Needle Mountains Peak 15, Turret Peak, Pigeon Peak. The two Eolus&#8217;s are 14er&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9273.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9273.jpg\" alt=\"Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two 14er&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_142107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_142107.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains beyond Alpine Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Needle Mountains beyond Alpine Landscape<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_132059.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_132059.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_122219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_122219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9209.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9209.jpg\" alt=\"Grenadier Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grenadier Range Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Then it&#8217;s the final, most technical and most thrilling part, following Snowdon&#8217;s Northeast ridge to its summit.<br \/>\nBefore embarking on this homestretch, I used my camera at its longest focal length to take the following photo of the rocks near Snowdon&#8217;s summit. During the climb, I used my cell phone to take photos of my surroundings to mark the conditions of the path. By comparing and identifying the rock formations, I somehow managed to pinpoint my exact locations during my climb on the following photo! (This came as a surprise even to me.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9215C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9215C.jpg\" alt=\"Route for Snowdon Peak's Northeast Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Route for Snowdon Peak&#8217;s Northeast Ridge<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The purple line for ascent, the blue line for descent. The points correspond to the location where I took cell phone photos, with timestamps next to them.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>While mountaineering routes following ridges most of the time, in the case of Snowdon Peak, a couloir (red arrow in the photo above) created a gap along the ridge. Thus its standard route was to bypass the couloir to the east (left in the photo above).<br \/>\nAfter following the ridge for a while, I felt the gradient was getting steeper, so I thought I should start to deviate from the ridge (125503). A few minutes later, I found myself at the bottom of a very steep slope (125947). I tried going a few more steps up (red dashed line in the photo above) but it only seemed to get more intimidating. I didn&#8217;t want to keep going up, only to find the steep gap of Naked Lady Couloir in front of me (in which case I had to manage the more technical descent back, but luckily, based on the photo above, I wouldn&#8217;t), so I traced my steps back. After spending a few minutes gathering myself up, I realized I couldn&#8217;t head west\/right (towards the couloir), so my only option was finding another route further east\/left. Since the rocks immediately to my left were sort of exposed, I had to descend down a mini gully (131121), after which I successfully found a new route nearby (131134) with a marked cairn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_123230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_123230.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thing started out as relatively easy class 2 scrambling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_124256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_124256.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thing started out as relatively easy class 2 scrambling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_125503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_125503.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;125503&#8221; on map.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_125947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_125947.jpg\" width=\"94.6%\" alt=\"Rock Formation\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Formation<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;125947&#8221; on map. I tried scrambling up these rocks, but they seemed steep and I had a feeling that the steep drop of &#8220;Naked Lady Couloir&#8221; would be in front of them, so I retreated.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131121.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;131121&#8221; on map. I descended down this gully looking for a new route.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131134.jpg\" width=\"97.2%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;131134&#8221; on map. The sight of a cairn confirmed my belief that this was the right route upwards.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131455.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;131455&#8221; on map. I continued on the previous gully.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_132109C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_132109C9.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;132109&#8221; on map. Some exposure here, not too bad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_123230.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_124256.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_125503.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_125947.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formation\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_131121.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_131134.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_131455.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_132109C9.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Ledge\" \/><\/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-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the path to the summit of Snowdon Peak.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_123230.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_123230.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thing started out as relatively easy class 2 scrambling.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_124256.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_124256.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Thing started out as relatively easy class 2 scrambling.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_125503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_125503.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;125503&#8221; on map.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_125947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_125947.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Formation\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Formation<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;125947&#8221; on map. I tried scrambling up these rocks, but they seemed steep and I had a feeling that the steep drop of &#8220;Naked Lady Couloir&#8221; would be in front of them, so I retreated.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131121.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;131121&#8221; on map. I descended down this gully looking for a new route.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131134.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;131134&#8221; on map. The sight of a cairn confirmed my belief that this was the right route upwards.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_131455.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_131455.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;131455&#8221; on map. I continued on the previous gully.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_132109C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_132109C9.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Narrow Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Corresponding to &#8220;132109&#8221; on map. Some exposure here, not too bad.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The crux of the route is likely the narrow ledge next to a steep wall (132109), but it&#8217;s certainly manageable. After that, the remainder part to the summit was straightforward.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Summit_of_Snowdon\">Summit of Snowdon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In the end, I made it to Snowdon&#8217;s Summit at around 1:30pm, just over 3 hours since departing trailhead. Snowdon&#8217;s summit was relatively flat and open, with unobstructed views around. Essentially, most of the San Juan Mountains were visible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9227.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Needle Mountains from Snowdon Peak Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Needle Mountains from Snowdon Peak Summit<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I put my backpack on a pile of rocks to mark the highest elevation point of this trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9217.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Needle Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The only sights of snow from Snowdon Peak, 4 14er&#8217;s in this photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9225.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Silverton Surrounded by Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Town of Silverton Surrounded by Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9232C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9232C9.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Beyond the enchanting red colors of Rolling Mountain (red arrow), are much to my surprise, peaks in the Lizard Head Wilderness. The three marked by green lines were Mount Wilson, Gladstone Peak and Wilson Peak.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9258.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\"alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sneffels Range lining the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9227.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains from Snowdon Peak Summit\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9217.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9225.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Silverton Surrounded by Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9232C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9258.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/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-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Snowdon Peak.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9227.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9227.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains from Snowdon Peak Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Needle Mountains from Snowdon Peak Summit<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I put my backpack on a pile of rocks to mark the highest elevation point of this trip.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9217.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9217.jpg\" alt=\"Needle Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Needle Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The only sights of snow from Snowdon Peak, 4 14er&#8217;s in this photo.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9225.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Silverton Surrounded by Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Silverton Surrounded by Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9232C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9232C9.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Beyond the enchanting red colors of Rolling Mountain (red arrow), are much to my surprise, peaks in the Lizard Head Wilderness. The three marked by green lines were Mount Wilson, Gladstone Peak and Wilson Peak.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9235.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9258.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sneffels Range lining the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9221.jpg\" alt=\"Grayrock Peak and Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grayrock Peak and Engineer Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9272.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9272.jpg\" alt=\"Winding Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Winding Million Dollar Highway<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9220.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn&#8217;t look that impressive from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9223C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9223C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant La Plata Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant La Plata Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9228.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Andrews Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trailhead of this hike.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9234C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9234C9.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Arrow Peak and Vestal Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Arrow Peak and Vestal Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two prominent peaks of the Grenadier Range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9251.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Top of Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Top of Naked Lady Couloir<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s a bit hard to appreciate the shape of the couloir from this angle. This couloir represented a break in the northeast ridge of Snowdon Peak, which I had to avoid on my way up and down.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9233.jpg\" alt=\"Elk Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Elk Creek Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9221.jpg\" alt=\"Grayrock Peak and Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9272.jpg\" alt=\"Winding Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9220.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9223C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant La Plata Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9228.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9234C9.jpg\" alt=\"Arrow Peak and Vestal Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9251.jpg\" alt=\"Top of Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9233.jpg\" alt=\"Elk Creek Valley\" \/><\/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-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Snowdon Peak.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9221.jpg\" alt=\"Grayrock Peak and Engineer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grayrock Peak and Engineer Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9272.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9272.jpg\" alt=\"Winding Million Dollar Highway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Winding Million Dollar Highway<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9220.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twilight Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn&#8217;t look that impressive from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9223C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9223C11.jpg\" alt=\"Distant La Plata Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant La Plata Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9228.jpg\" alt=\"Andrews Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Andrews Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trailhead of this hike.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9234C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9234C9.jpg\" alt=\"Arrow Peak and Vestal Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Arrow Peak and Vestal Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two prominent peaks of the Grenadier Range.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9251.jpg\" alt=\"Top of Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Top of Naked Lady Couloir<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It\u2019s a bit hard to appreciate the shape of the couloir from this angle. This couloir represented a break in the northeast ridge of Snowdon Peak, which I had to avoid on my way up and down.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9233.jpg\" alt=\"Elk Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Elk Creek Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The relative lack of wind and the presence of cellular coverage (!) meant I spent 50 enjoyable minutes on the summit, before heading back down at around 2:20pm.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9236_DSC_9250-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9236_DSC_9250-15.jpg\" alt=\"View from Snowdon Peak Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9259_DSC_9271-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9259_DSC_9271-13.jpg\" alt=\"View from Snowdon Peak Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Snowdon Peak Summit<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the north\/east (top) and to the north\/west (bottom).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>During my descent, I decided to take a detour to check out the top of Naked Lady Couloir (blue line in route map above, p2 below), since its presence created so much trouble to me. Luckily, I wasn&#8217;t lost this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_143207C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_143207C9.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;143207&#8221; on map. The red arrow points to the narrow ledge as the last technical bit during ascent.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_143228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_143228.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Naked Lady Couloir<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_144130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_144130.jpg\" width=\"56%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;144130&#8221; on map. After the detour to check out Naked Lady Couloir, I was back to the standard route.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_9276.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_151159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_151159.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_143207C9.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_143228.jpg\" alt=\"Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_144130.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9276.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon 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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { 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\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_143207C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_143207C9.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;143207&#8221; on map. The red arrow points to the narrow ledge as the last technical bit during ascent.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_143228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_143228.jpg\" alt=\"Naked Lady Couloir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Naked Lady Couloir<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_144130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_144130.jpg\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Corresponding to &#8220;144130&#8221; on map. After the detour to check out Naked Lady Couloir, I was back to the standard route.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9276.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_9276.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_151159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-m\/20230929_151159.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Path to Snowdon Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to Snowdon Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I made it back to the trailhead at 5:20pm.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Brief_Review_of_Snowdon\">Brief Review of Snowdon<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This was a very accessible mountain with a paved trailhead along US550. Its roundtrip distance under 10km meant it fitted as a day hike (and some change). I saw online that categorized it as &#8220;class 2-3&#8221; but in my opinion it should be a solid &#8220;class 3&#8221;. It&#8217;s a very manageable trip but nonetheless required some route-finding skills to stay on the best\/easiest route. Its relatively lack of popularity meant there wasn&#8217;t a lot of information online, so it required proper preparation. Throughout the day I ran into another couple that made it to the ridge\/overlook, but I believed I was the only one summitting for the day.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Remainder_of_the_Day\">Remainder of the Day<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Below is a timelapse video from my windshield-mounted GoPro, recording my entire drive from Silverton to Andrews Lake Trailhead and back.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-D6sosqXqA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 100%\">\n<li>0:00 Leaving Silverton<\/li>\n<li>1:43 Molas Pass. Snowdon Peak right ahead.<\/li>\n<li>1:56 Andrews Lake Trailhead. The video continues after my hike.<\/li>\n<li>2:12 Passing Molas Pass again on my way back. This was the second of three mountain passes between Ridgeway and Durango, it probably had the best views among the three, especially with the afternoon sun lighting up mountains to the east.<\/li>\n<li>3:07 Deadwood Gulch (not much to see there)<\/li>\n<li>After that, I was hoping to find a roadside turnout overlooking the town of Silverton. The one at 3:27 should be ideal, but instead I headed towards \u201cSilverton Overlook\u201d on Google Maps, which is where this video ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On my way back I made a stop at Molas Pass. This was the middle of the three mountain passes between Ridgway and Durango. The afternoon sun beautifully lit up the distant mountains in Weminuche Wilderness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9300.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass\" \/><\/a><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Weminuche Wilderness\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Weminuche Wilderness<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9315.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Turks Head and Grand Turk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9316.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain beyond Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Storm King Mountain beyond Silverton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9300.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Weminuche Wilderness\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9316.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain beyond Silverton\" \/><\/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-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Molas Pass.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9300.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9300.jpg\" alt=\"Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Snowdon Peak from Molas Pass<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9302.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Weminuche Wilderness\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Weminuche Wilderness<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9315.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Turks Head and Grand Turk.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9316.jpg\" alt=\"Storm King Mountain beyond Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Storm King Mountain beyond Silverton<\/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\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9303_DSC_9314-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9303_DSC_9314-12.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Molas Pass\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Molas Pass<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then I made a few more stops along US550 on my way back, this time focusing on the foliage on the mountains that surrounded Silverton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9321.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kendall Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9323.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage on Kendall Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9327.jpg\" alt=\"Valley in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9325.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9328.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Silverton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9321.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9323.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9327.jpg\" alt=\"Valley in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9325.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9328.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Silverton\" \/><\/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-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the foliage on mountains.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9321.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9321.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kendall Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9323.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Kendall Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Kendall Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9327.jpg\" alt=\"Valley in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley in Foliage<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9325.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/DSC_9328.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/DSC_9328.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Silverton<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I was back at Silverton just past 6pm. There was still some time before sunset, so I gave the town a quick walking tour (as it could get really cold after dark). <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230928_185234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230928_185234.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Bordering Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain Bordering Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_182101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_182101.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Street in Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_190521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_190521.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/a><\/br>Street in Silverton<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_183915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_183915.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinner<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pizza large enough that it was also my breakfast the next morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\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\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230928_185234.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Bordering Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_182101.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_190521.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails-s\/20230929_183915.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/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-14, #splide-thumb-14 { 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\/2023\/09\/29\/20230928_185234.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230928_185234.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain Bordering Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain Bordering Silverton<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_182101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_182101.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Street in Silverton<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_190521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_190521.jpg\" alt=\"Street in Silverton\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Street in Silverton<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/20230929_183915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/09\/29\/thumbnails\/20230929_183915.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinner<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pizza large enough that it was also my breakfast the next morning.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>That concluded the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twelfth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. 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