{"id":6959,"date":"2022-08-30T22:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6959"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T20:02:03","slug":"20220830decalibron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830decalibron\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of 2022 Colorado Trip, DeCaLiBron Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of our 2022 summer trip to Colorado. We would be hiking the DeCaLiBron loop, a famous group of mountains outside the town of Alma, offering an opportunity to bag 3 or 4 14ers in one day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020728.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints 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the famous DeCaLiBron loop.<br \/>\nThe trail&#8217;s name combined abbreviations of Mount <strong>De<\/strong>mocrat, Mount <strong>Ca<\/strong>meron, Mount <strong>Li<\/strong>ncoln, and Mount <strong>Bro<\/strong>ss, four mountains above 14000 feet that can be bagged in one day. The trail was officially rated as YDS class 2, probably due to steep sections leading to Mount Democrat and Mount Bross. On paper, the loop was 11.3km long with 956m elevation gain, which was actually slightly shorter than Quandary Peak the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>So on the morning of August 30, we left our Airbnb lodge and headed for Kite Lake Trailhead. After leaving the town of Alma, it&#8217;s a 5.5-mile unpaved road leading to the trailhead, the last mile of which was in pretty bad shape. But by going slowly and paying close attention to the road, we made it in a low-clearance sedan. <\/p>\n<p>The trailhead was located in Pike National Forest, which charged a 5 dollar per day parking fee. To my best knowledge &#8220;America the Beautiful Pass&#8221; should cover this fee, otherwise that&#8217;s a challenge as I kept minimum cash for my daily life.<\/p>\n<p>So at 8:53am, we left the trailhead. We decided to take the loop in the clockwise direction, following the sequence of the name DeCaLiBron.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=121839898&#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=121839898&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085520.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat from Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat from Kite Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085536.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085536.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mount Buckskin from Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Buckskin from Kite Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trailhead parking lot in the center left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085928.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_090637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_090637.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091038.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Only after gaining some elevation did the lake start to resemble the shape of a kite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091040.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Yellow Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yellow Rocks<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I guessed that&#8217;s a creek flowing down the hill containing sulfur, giving the rocks a brown color. Mount Democrat in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091521.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Mining Sites along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mining Sites along Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Remnants of old mines, probably to extract sulfur as indicated from the previous photo. Mount Democrat in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_100654.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_100654.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Junction of Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Junction of Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The saddle point between Mount Democrat (to the right of this photo) and Mount Cameron (left) where the trails intersected. I was looking back towards Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_114751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_114751.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mine Entrance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mine Entrance<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right next to the trail junction was this abandoned mine site.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_085520.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat from Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_085536.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Buckskin from Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_085928.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_090637.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_091038.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_091040.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_091521.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Sites along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_100654.jpg\" alt=\"Junction of Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_114751.jpg\" alt=\"Mine Entrance\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085520.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat from Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat from Kite Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085536.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085536.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Buckskin from Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Buckskin from Kite Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Trailhead parking lot in the center left.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_085928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_085928.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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_090637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_090637.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091038.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Only after gaining some elevation did the lake start to resemble the shape of a kite.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091040.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yellow Rocks<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I guessed that&#8217;s a creek flowing down the hill containing sulfur, giving the rocks a brown color. Mount Democrat in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_091521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_091521.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Sites along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mining Sites along Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Remnants of old mines, probably to extract sulfur as indicated from the previous photo. Mount Democrat in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_100654.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_100654.jpg\" alt=\"Junction of Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Junction of Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The saddle point between Mount Democrat (to the right of this photo) and Mount Cameron (left) where the trails intersected. I was looking back towards Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_114751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_114751.jpg\" alt=\"Mine Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mine Entrance<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right next to the trail junction was this abandoned mine site.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After 2.2km, the trail reached the saddle point between Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron. We took a brief rest there before continuing onto Mount Democrat. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_122113C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_122113C9.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. A visible path of switchbacks among the rocks. In my opinion, the last part of the switchbacks, indicated by the red arrow, were the steepest and thus most challenging. It&#8217;s probably for this section that the trail was rated as YDS class 2 (otherwise I think Mount Democrat should be class 1).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_121317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_121317.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. This wide angle shot also included Kite Lake as trailhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_115141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_115141.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. The junction and the abandoned mine were in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_114044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_114044.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part after leaving the junction. I couldn&#8217;t identify a visible trail here, so there was some rock hopping. I didn&#8217;t think this part was technical.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_104609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_104609.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Final Stretch up Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Final Stretch up Mount Democrat<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020723.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Remnants\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mining Remnants<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Just before the final stretch up Mount Democrat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_122113C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_121317.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_115141.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_114044.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_104609.jpg\" alt=\"Final Stretch up Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020723.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Remnants\" \/><\/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 to Mount Democrat<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_122113C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_122113C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. A visible path of switchbacks among the rocks. In my opinion, the last part of the switchbacks, indicated by the red arrow, were the steepest and thus most challenging. It&#8217;s probably for this section that the trail was rated as YDS class 2 (otherwise I think Mount Democrat should be class 1).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_121317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_121317.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. This wide angle shot also included Kite Lake as trailhead.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_115141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_115141.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Cameron. The junction and the abandoned mine were in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_114044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_114044.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Democrat<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The initial part after leaving the junction. I couldn&#8217;t identify a visible trail here, so there was some rock hopping. I didn&#8217;t think this part was technical.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_104609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_104609.jpg\" alt=\"Final Stretch up Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Final Stretch up Mount Democrat<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020723.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Remnants\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mining Remnants<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Just before the final stretch up Mount Democrat.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trail to Mount Democrat was completely on rocks, and occasionally involved rock hopping. About halfway between the saddle point and the summit was the steepest section, which our hiking poles helped a lot. After that, there was a section where elevation gain eased up, before a final stretch up the summit.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s during this section that we first got rewarded with proper views, of mountain ranges to the north and west in bright sunlight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113822.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113822.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cairn<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that&#8217;s placed along the trail, with Quandary Peak as background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113830.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cairn<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that&#8217;s placed along the trail, with Mount Cameron as background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113746.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113746.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Platte Gulch and Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Platte Gulch and Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_111635.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_111635.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that we summitted the previous day, a constant sight along this section of the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_112204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_112204.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ridge between Mount Democrat and Mount Buckskin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020726.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The dirt road to Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_113822.jpg\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_113830.jpg\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_113746.jpg\" alt=\"Platte Gulch and Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_111635.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_112204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020726.jpg\" alt=\"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-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display views along the way to Mount Democrat.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113822.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113822.jpg\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cairn<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that&#8217;s placed along the trail, with Quandary Peak as background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113830.jpg\" alt=\"Cairn\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cairn<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that&#8217;s placed along the trail, with Mount Cameron as background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113746.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113746.jpg\" alt=\"Platte Gulch and Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Platte Gulch and Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_111635.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_111635.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that we summitted the previous day, a constant sight along this section of the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_112204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_112204.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ridge between Mount Democrat and Mount Buckskin.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020726.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020726.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The dirt road to Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just before 11am, we reached the summit of Mount Democrat. Located in the center of Mosquito-Tenmile Range, it offered great views towards all directions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110054.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Platte Gulch\" \/><\/a><\/br>Platte Gulch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quandary Peak, which we summitted the previous day, was the prominent presence in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110120.jpg\" alt=\"Traver Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Traver Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110116.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Fremont Pass\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fremont Pass<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On the continental divide. To its south, CO 91 made a hairpin turn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110139.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Arkansas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Arkansas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110330.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Buckskin in the middle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110324.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110324.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The winding dirt road to Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110054.jpg\" alt=\"Platte Gulch\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110120.jpg\" alt=\"Traver Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110116.jpg\" alt=\"Fremont Pass\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110139.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Arkansas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110330.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110324.jpg\" alt=\"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-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Mount Democrat.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110054.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110054.jpg\" alt=\"Platte Gulch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Platte Gulch<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Quandary Peak, which we summitted the previous day, was the prominent presence in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110120.jpg\" alt=\"Traver Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Traver Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110116.jpg\" alt=\"Fremont Pass\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fremont Pass<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On the continental divide. To its south, CO 91 made a hairpin turn.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110139.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110139.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Arkansas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Arkansas<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110330.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount Buckskin in the middle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110324.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110324.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The winding dirt road to Kite Lake, where we came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_111214_111236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_111214_111236.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Democrat to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Mount Democrat to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spent about 18 minutes at the summit of Mount Democrat, enjoying snacks and chatting with fellow hikers, before heading back down and towards Mount Cameron.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_101046.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_101046.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Democrat. The junction and the abandoned mine were in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_112630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_112630.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend descending from Mount Democrat in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110355.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from the summit of Mount Democrat. The summit of Mount Lincoln was partially visible in the background.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113427.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Cameron and Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken on my way from Mount Democrat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123614.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken close to the summit of Mount Cameron. Compared with Mount Democrat, this section of the trail was much easier.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_101046.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_112630.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_110355.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_113427.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_123614.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail to Mount Cameron.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_101046.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_101046.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken on my way up Mount Democrat. The junction and the abandoned mine were in the lower center of this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_112630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_112630.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend descending from Mount Democrat in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_110355.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_110355.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from the summit of Mount Democrat. The summit of Mount Lincoln was partially visible in the background.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_113427.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_113427.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Cameron and Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken on my way from Mount Democrat.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123614.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123614.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Cameron<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken close to the summit of Mount Cameron. Compared with Mount Democrat, this section of the trail was much easier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here were the views along the way, which were never disappointing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123905.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123905.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking back at Mount Democrat<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123910.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_120811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_120811.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant mountains in Holy Cross Wilderness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130120.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its smooth eastern ridge and rugged western ridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130115.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130115.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131319.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bross<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_123219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_123905.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_123910.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_120811.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_131219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_130120.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_130115.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_131319.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123219.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Kite Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123905.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123905.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking back at Mount Democrat<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_123910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_123910.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_120811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_120811.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Distant mountains in Holy Cross Wilderness.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131219.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131219.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130120.jpg\" alt=\"Quandary Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quandary Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its smooth eastern ridge and rugged western ridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130115.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130115.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131319.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Compared to the section between the trailhead and Mount Democrat, during which elevation gain was constant and grueling, the trail Mount Cameron was more manageable, relatively. In addition, the top of Mount Cameron was really flat, so for a moment my friend and I were struggling to locate the spot where we ought to celebrate our summiting.<br \/>\nIn the end, we picked a random molehill slightly off the trail (as the trail didn&#8217;t seem to pass through the summit), and took a few photos to mark the moment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124702_124721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124702_124721.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Cameron to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Mount Cameron to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124511.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124511.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Mount Lincoln in the left, Mount Bross in the right (out of the frame). Across a valley and CO 9, a few mountains as the southern tip of Front Range.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124523.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Mount Silverheels\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Silverheels<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130417.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vegetation<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants seemed to come out of nowhere between the cracks of rocks. It&#8217;s the end of August, probably the end of their short summer life so the leaves were already turning red.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_140458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_140458.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/a><\/br>Vegetation<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants seemed to come out of nowhere between the cracks of rocks. It&#8217;s the end of August, probably the end of their short summer life so the leaves were already turning red.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_135836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_135836.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from the trail to Mount Lincoln, which followed a ridgeline with decent exposure on both sides (pictured here to the south).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020730.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wheeler Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An alpine lake to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020729.jpg\" alt=\"Abandoned Mines\" \/><\/a><\/br>Abandoned Mines<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Around Mount Lincoln. It&#8217;s never hard to find abandoned mines among these mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_124511.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_124523.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Silverheels\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_130417.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_140458.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_135836.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020730.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020729.jpg\" alt=\"Abandoned Mines\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124511.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124511.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Mount Lincoln in the left, Mount Bross in the right (out of the frame). Across a valley and CO 9, a few mountains as the southern tip of Front Range.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124523.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Silverheels\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Silverheels<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130417.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130417.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vegetation<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants seemed to come out of nowhere between the cracks of rocks. It&#8217;s the end of August, probably the end of their short summer life so the leaves were already turning red.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_140458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_140458.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetation\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Vegetation<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants seemed to come out of nowhere between the cracks of rocks. It&#8217;s the end of August, probably the end of their short summer life so the leaves were already turning red.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_135836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_135836.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken from the trail to Mount Lincoln, which followed a ridgeline with decent exposure on both sides (pictured here to the south).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020730.jpg\" alt=\"Wheeler Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wheeler Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An alpine lake to the north.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020729.jpg\" alt=\"Abandoned Mines\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Abandoned Mines<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Around Mount Lincoln. It&#8217;s never hard to find abandoned mines among these mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While the summit of Mount Cameron was hardly remarkable, the sight of Mount Lincoln, which was obstructed for much of the hike, was an exciting discovery. From a distance, its rigid pointy shape felt solemn and unapproachable, and the bulky boulders that made up its slopes were a departure from the screes on the other peaks nearby. At the same time, the trail following a ridgeline to its summit was one of the least technical of the day. It felt that the mountain had a sense of dignity that suited the name &#8220;Lincoln&#8221; well, it&#8217;s slim, rugged, but at the same time, renowned. In the end, at an elevation of 4357m, it&#8217;s the highest elevation point of this Colorado trip, of the Mosquito-Tenmile Range, and of my life till then. <\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124507.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shot from Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020727.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its rugged southwestern face.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130047.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The summit was a short 10-minute spur trail away from the junction to Mount Bross.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131323.jpg\" width=\"87%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Lincoln<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The final section, looked a bit steep, but in reality it&#8217;s much easier to handle than the ones to Mount Democrat.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020731.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_141136.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_141714.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_142710.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_124507.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020727.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_130047.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_131323.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020731.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_141136.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_141714.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_142710.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/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 Mount Lincoln.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124507.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shot from Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020727.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its rugged southwestern face.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130047.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The summit was a short 10-minute spur trail away from the junction to Mount Bross.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_131323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_131323.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Lincoln<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The final section, looked a bit steep, but in reality it&#8217;s much easier to handle than the ones to Mount Democrat.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020731.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141136.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_141136.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_141714.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_142710.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lincoln<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured along the way to Mount Bross, of its southern face from different angles.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A short 20 minutes from Mount Cameron, we were at the summit of Mount Lincoln. For its spectacular shape and for its altitude, I commemorated the moment with the following drone video:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/DJI_1_1365.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/Mount_Lincoln_Helix_1_2160p60_2x_H265_19Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/Mount_Lincoln_Helix_1_2160p60_2x_H264_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">27 seconds, 2160p60fps, 2x playback speed, 19Mbps\/63MB for H265, 20Mbps\/63MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here were the views around it.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132634C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132634C9.jpg\" width=\"80%\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Marker of Mount Lincoln<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132751.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Southeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not many mountains beyond the southern tip of Front Range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132755.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132755.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Front Range mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132800.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Torreys and Grays Peaks were a constant sight from these mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Familiar sight of Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132827.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_133403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_133403.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A faint trail leading to Mount Lincoln, where we came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_133400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_133400.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the southwest. Its summit can actually be reached by offroad vehicles.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132634C9.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132751.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132755.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132800.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_132827.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_133403.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_133400.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/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 Mount Lincoln.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132634C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132634C9.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Mount Lincoln\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Marker of Mount Lincoln<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132751.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Southeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not many mountains beyond the southern tip of Front Range.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132755.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132755.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Front Range mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132800.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Torreys and Grays Peaks were a constant sight from these mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Familiar sight of Quandary Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132827.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wheeler Lake before Wheeler Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_133403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_133403.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A faint trail leading to Mount Lincoln, where we came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_133400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_133400.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To the southwest. Its summit can actually be reached by offroad vehicles.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_132715_132743.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_132715_132743.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Lincoln to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_133437_133457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_133437_133457.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Lincoln to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Mount Lincoln to the East (top) and West (bottom)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We stayed at the summit of Mount Lincoln for about 40 minutes, before heading back and towards Mount Bross. The trail between Mount Lincoln and Mount Bross followed a gentle ridgeline with slight downhill, a comfortable stroll for my friend still not used to the altitude.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124518.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured from Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130712C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130712C9.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Trails around Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trails around Mount Cameron<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Two faint trails, one (red) leading from Mount Cameron, one (green) bypassing Mount Cameron leading to Mount Bross.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Mount Bross<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The section of the trail between Mount Cameron and Mount Bross was mostly level. A respite from the grueling elevation changes for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142600.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_141413.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142707.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142120.jpg\" width=\"47%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Cameron<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at both Mount Lincoln and Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_124518.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_130712C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trails around Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_142600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/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 of the trail to Mount Bross.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_124518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_124518.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured from Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_130712C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_130712C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trails around Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trails around Mount Cameron<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Two faint trails, one (red) leading from Mount Cameron, one (green) bypassing Mount Cameron leading to Mount Bross.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Mount Bross<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The section of the trail between Mount Cameron and Mount Bross was mostly level. A respite from the grueling elevation changes for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142600.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_141413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_141413.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142707.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-m\/20220830_142120.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Cameron<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at both Mount Lincoln and Mount Cameron.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The areas surrounding DeCaLiBron loop used to be scattered with mines, throughout the day we saw quite a few of them next to the trail lying abandoned. The mining history probably contributed to the fact that the summit of Mount Bross was located in private land, and was off public access. There was a bypass trail (that passed about 100m from the summit), allowing hikers to finish the DeCaLiBron loop.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_143218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_143218.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_143213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_143213.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144042.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A few faint trails leading to the summit of Mount Bross, which was on private property and off hiker limits.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144044.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144637.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Clouds casting shadows on the western face of Mount Bross.<\/span><\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_143218.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_143213.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144042.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144044.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144637.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/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 trail around Mount Bross.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_143218.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_143218.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_143213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_143213.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144042.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A few faint trails leading to the summit of Mount Bross, which was on private property and off hiker limits.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144044.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144637.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail around Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Clouds casting shadows on the western face of Mount Bross.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here were the views along the bypass trail. After summiting them, the few mountains to the north began to feel familiar to me.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020732.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first summit of the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_142850.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144646.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kite Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144641.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144049.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Cameron<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/P1020732.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_142850.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144646.jpg\" alt=\"Kite Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144641.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144049.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron\" \/><\/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 of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/P1020732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/P1020732.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first summit of the day.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_142850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_142850.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144646.jpg\" alt=\"Kite Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kite Lake<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144641.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144641.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144049.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144049.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Cameron<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After passing Mount Bross, the trail went on a very steep descent back to Kite Lake. For this part, 30%+ gradient was the norm. Our hiking poles helped out greatly.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144943.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145312.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145513.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145513.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145715.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_150507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_150507.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_144943.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_145312.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_145513.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_145715.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_150507.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/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 trail from Mount Bross.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_144943.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_144943.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145312.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145513.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145513.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_145715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_145715.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_150507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_150507.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>While descending from Mount Bross, our party ran into an incident, which set us back about 45 minutes.<br \/>\nSoon after that, vegetation began to appear along the trail, as if welcoming us back to earth from a fascinating hike up above.<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163318.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Kite Lake before Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kite Lake before Mount Democrat<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163118.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Cameron and Mount Bross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163323.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164101.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164311.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flows from Mount Bross into Kite Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164411.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164104.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flows from Mount Bross into Kite Lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164532.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164532.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen not far from trailhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164703.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_163318.jpg\" alt=\"Kite Lake before Mount Democrat\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_163118.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_163323.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_164101.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_164411.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_164532.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails-s\/20220830_164703.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/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\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163318.jpg\" alt=\"Kite Lake before Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kite Lake before Mount Democrat<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163118.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Cameron and Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Cameron and Mount Bross<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_163323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_163323.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164101.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164311.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waterfall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flows from Mount Bross into Kite Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164411.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164104.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that flows from Mount Bross into Kite Lake.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164532.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164532.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Bross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Bross<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen not far from trailhead.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/20220830_164703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/30\/thumbnails\/20220830_164703.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Democrat\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Democrat<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we were back at the trailhead just before 5pm, concluding the DeCaLiBron loop in 8 hours.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third day of our 2022 summer trip to Colorado. We would be hiking the DeCaLiBron loop, a famous group of mountains outside the town of Alma, offering an opportunity to bag 3 or 4 14ers in one day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,593,2],"tags":[594],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6959"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9189,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959\/revisions\/9189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}