{"id":8414,"date":"2023-10-01T22:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2024-04-28T11:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T03:53:38","slug":"20231001road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001road\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 13 of Autumn 2023 Trip to Mountain States, Chimney Rock and Attempt at Alberta Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The thirteenth day of my autumn 2023 trip to the mountain states. Today I started driving back east, checking out Chimney Rock National Monument and Alberta Peak along the way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9504.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9504.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:73,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints 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{\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider10 = new Splide( '#splide-major-10', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider10.sync( secondarySlider10 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider11 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-11', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider11 = new Splide( '#splide-major-11', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider11.sync( secondarySlider11 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Plans_for_the_Next_Few_Days\">Plans for the Next Few Days<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s Sunday the 1st as the calendar turned into October, which meant I had spent the last two weeks on the road, now ending up in Durango, CO. From here, a natural next step was to check out the nearby Mesa Verde National Park for its cliff houses and Puebloan history. Unfortunately, I couldn&#8217;t find open slots for the tours (as I only checked two days in advance). In addition, a situation developed requiring me to be back in Chicago by the end of this Friday. So I decided to start driving back east today.<\/p>\n<p>I only planned to reach Monte Vista, CO by the end of this day, which was a relatively short drive, since I wanted to check out Great Sand Dunes National Park along the way, which was best visited in the morning (so I planned for it the next morning). Between Durango and Monte Vista, I would check out Chimney Rock (which was also a Puebloan relic site), and did a relatively short hike from Wolf Creek Pass (Alberta Peak).<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Chimney_Rock\">Chimney Rock<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was an Ancestral Puebloan site, a geological outlier compared to other Chacoan settlements around the Four Corners region. The settlement featured many rooms\/kivas, located on a hill, far from water sources and crops. &#8220;Chimney Rock&#8221; was two rock pillars to the east, where during &#8220;Northern Lunar Standstill&#8221;, the moon rose from the horizon in between the pillars. (Unlike the sun, the location\/angle of moon rise\/set followed a longer period of 18.6 years.) It&#8217;s believed the settlement&#8217;s relatively inaccessible location was to observe this &#8220;Northern Lunar Standstill&#8221; (from a hill), hence the rooms\/kivas were likely for &#8220;ceremonial&#8221; purposes, showcasing the advanced degree of civilization.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I didn&#8217;t quite like about Chimney Rock: it&#8217;s a 3-mile (one-way) gravel road from its entrance to the kivas on top of a hill. While the road didn&#8217;t require ground clearance, it&#8217;s heavily washboarded. In contrast, the parking lot and one of the two trails on top of the hill were paved. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_103733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_103733.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Pit House\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pit House<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_103853.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_103853.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Great Kiva\" \/><\/a><\/br>Great Kiva<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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\/><\/a><\/br>Great House<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_110655.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_110655.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/a><\/br>Great House<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9475.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/a><\/br>Great House<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_110948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_110948.jpg\" width=\"83.1%\" alt=\"Distinct Wall Sections\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distinct Wall Sections<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Could indicate two periods of constructions, or built by two groups of people.<\/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\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_103733.jpg\" alt=\"Pit House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_103853.jpg\" alt=\"Great Kiva\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_104711.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9468.jpg\" alt=\"Guard House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_110637.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_110655.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9475.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_110948.jpg\" alt=\"Distinct Wall Sections\" \/><\/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<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_103733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_103733.jpg\" alt=\"Pit House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pit House<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_103853.jpg\" 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House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Guard House<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_110637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_110637.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Great House<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_110655.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_110655.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Great House<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9475.jpg\" alt=\"Great House\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Great House<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_110948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_110948.jpg\" alt=\"Distinct Wall Sections\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distinct Wall Sections<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Could indicate two periods of constructions, or built by two groups of people.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On top of the hill, there&#8217;s a 500m loop trail and 1km out-and-back trail, passing various kivas (above). At the end of the longer trail was an overlook of Chimney Rock (p1 below), together with the surrounding landscape. A few workers\/volunteers on top of the hill were both knowledgeable and helpful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9470.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9470.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chimney Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9478.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9478.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9469.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9469.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\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9477.jpg\" alt=\"Hills with Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills with Foliage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9470.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9478.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9469.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9477.jpg\" alt=\"Hills with Foliage\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9470.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9470.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chimney Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9478.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9478.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9469.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9469.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9477.jpg\" alt=\"Hills with Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills with Foliage<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I continued east along US 160.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_113404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_113404.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock from Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chimney Rock from Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123201.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Country Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123514.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saddle Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123948.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Foliage along Fall Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Fall Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the trailhead to Treasure Falls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_131458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_131458.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Country Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_133018.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_133018.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Climbing up to Wolf Creek Pass\" \/><\/a><\/br>Climbing up to Wolf Creek Pass<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hill with LOBO Overlook in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_113404.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock from Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_123201.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_123514.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_123948.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Fall Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_131458.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_133018.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing up to Wolf Creek Pass\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along the road.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_113404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_113404.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock from Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chimney Rock from Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123201.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Country Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123514.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123514.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saddle Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_123948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_123948.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Fall Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage along Fall Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the trailhead to Treasure Falls.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_131458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_131458.jpg\" alt=\"Country Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Country Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_133018.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_133018.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing up to Wolf Creek Pass\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Climbing up to Wolf Creek Pass<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hill with LOBO Overlook in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, I passed Pagosa Springs, where I grabbed my lunch. The city was known for its hot springs along San Juan River, a few of which were open to the public for free. I didn&#8217;t bring towels, so I skipped it. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Treasure_Falls\">Treasure Falls<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Next along the road was Treasure Falls, a waterfall that can be seen either from the parking lot, or through a short trail up-close. The trail involved a few switchbacks so it was very gradual. Unfortunately, like other waterfalls I ran into earlier this trip, the water flow was rather meager.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9481.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Treasure Falls from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Falls from Parking Lot<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9482.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_125642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_125642.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9483.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9483.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9481.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls from Parking Lot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9482.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_125642.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9483.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Treasure Falls.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9481.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls from Parking Lot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Falls from Parking Lot<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9482.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_125642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_125642.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9483.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9483.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Wolf_Creek_Valley_Overlook\">Wolf Creek Valley Overlook<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Slightly up the hill was a roadside scenic overlook, &#8220;Wolf Creek Valley Overlook&#8221;. It&#8217;s still early for foliage in this part of Colorado, and its view was to the south, against the sun. So the view was okay, but not stunning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9490.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9490.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9489.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_132101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_132101.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9490.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9489.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_132101.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9490.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9490.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9489.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_132101.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_132101.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wolf Creek Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Further up the hill, I reached Wolf Creek Pass, which was a mountain pass along the Continental Divide. From here, Alberta Peak could be reached via a 9.3km out-and-back trail with 360m of elevation gain. Among South San Juan mountains with paved access roads, Alberta Peak was probably the most exciting, hence I picked it.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Alberta_Peak_Attempt\">Alberta Peak Attempt<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The trail largely overlapped with the Continental Divide Trail, with the first half in woods. It seemed like the pine forest was still recovering from an inferno not too long ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9491.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9491.jpg\" width=\"86%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_134639.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_134639.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_135045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_135045.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_135739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_135739.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_155600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_155600.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_160701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_160701.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_160839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_160839.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_161317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_161317.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_162839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_162839.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9491.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_134639.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_135045.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_135739.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_155600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_160701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_160839.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_161317.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_162839.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9491.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9491.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_134639.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_134639.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_135045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_135045.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_135739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_135739.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_155600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_155600.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_160701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_160701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_160839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_160839.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_161317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_161317.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_162839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_162839.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>About one-third into the hike, I found a building (p1 below) not too far from the trail. It turned out to be a cafe \/ ski lift station (closed for the season), and much of the northern\/eastern slope of Alberta Peak was a ski resort. From this point on, a ski track ran parallel to the Continental Divide Trail towards Alberta Peak. Later, I would find the ski track\/road very useful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9492.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Raven's Nest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Raven&#8217;s Nest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cafe for the ski resort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_141428.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_141428.jpg\" width=\"83.1%\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tracks of Wolf Creek Ski Area weaved through the forest in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_141434.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_141434.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9495.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hope\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Hope<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9499.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9499.jpg\" alt=\"Sheep Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sheep Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_142254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_142254.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9492.jpg\" alt=\"Raven's Nest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_141428.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_141434.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9495.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hope\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9499.jpg\" alt=\"Sheep Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_142254.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/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<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9492.jpg\" alt=\"Raven's Nest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Raven&#8217;s Nest<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cafe for the ski resort.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_141428.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_141428.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tracks of Wolf Creek Ski Area weaved through the forest in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_141434.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_141434.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9495.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hope\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Hope<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9499.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9499.jpg\" alt=\"Sheep Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sheep Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_142254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_142254.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northwest<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After catching views of mountains to the west (p4-6 above), the trail made a turn towards the southeast. That&#8217;s when I started to battle the worst enemy of the day: wind.<br \/>\nStrong wind was in the forecast for today. With experience yesterday at Red Mountain 3 I thought it couldn&#8217;t get worse, unfortunately, it did. A section of the trail was on top of a cliff facing the wind (p4 below), and the strong wind was pounding my body with my jacket. It&#8217;s so unpleasant that I cut through the bushes and used a closed ski hut (p5 below) next to a ski lift station as shelter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_142146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_142146.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9502.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A  mountain to the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_151253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_151253.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"East San Juan Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>East San Juan Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_143844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_143844.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This part of the trail was facing strong winds from the south (right) head on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_145114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_145114.jpg\" width=\"85.3%\" alt=\"Ski Hut\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ski Hut<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The wind became so overwhelming that I decided to cut through the bushes and used this ski hut as a shelter.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_142146.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9502.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_151253.jpg\" alt=\"East San Juan Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_143844.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_145114.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Hut\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_142146.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_142146.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9502.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A  mountain to the west.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_151253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_151253.jpg\" alt=\"East San Juan Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>East San Juan Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_143844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_143844.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This part of the trail was facing strong winds from the south (right) head on.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_145114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_145114.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Hut\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ski Hut<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The wind became so overwhelming that I decided to cut through the bushes and used this ski hut as a shelter.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At this time, the gale was mixed with drizzle, so the walls of this ski hut afforded me shelter from both. The drizzle was very light and ended in a few minutes. At this time, Alberta Peak was tentatively close (~1km). I didn&#8217;t want to be a quitter, so after warming myself up, I continued on. This time, I tried to deliberately stay off trail so that the bushes could provide me some shelter from the wind.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the final few steps before reaching Alberta Peak crossed through a wind gap. While trying to make my way across, the wind was so strong that I had difficulties standing. I tried kneeing down but was overwhelmed by the sand that was dusted off the ground. That left me no other option but to retreat. In the end, I made it about 100m from the summit (a few steps after p4 below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9525.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9525.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9506.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9506.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9507.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alberta Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_151308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_151308.jpg\" width=\"83.1%\" alt=\"Trail to Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Alberta Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Continental Divide Trail continued south on the right, the spur to Alberta Peak on the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_153932.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_153932.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Treasure Pass Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Treasure Pass Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9525.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9506.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9507.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_151308.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Alberta Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_153932.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Pass Road\" \/><\/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 Alberta Peak.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9525.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9525.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9506.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9506.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9507.jpg\" alt=\"Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alberta Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_151308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_151308.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Alberta Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Alberta Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Continental Divide Trail continued south on the right, the spur to Alberta Peak on the left.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_153932.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_153932.jpg\" alt=\"Treasure Pass Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Treasure Pass Road<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>To make sure this excursion didn&#8217;t go in vain, while sheltered from the wind, I grabbed some photos of the rolling hills that accompanied me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_150125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_150125.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9522.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Hill across Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill across Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lobo Overlook on its top.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9524.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9524.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Grayback Mountain and North Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grayback Mountain and North Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two mountains to the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9523.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9526.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9526.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20231001_150125.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9522.jpg\" alt=\"Hill across Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9524.jpg\" alt=\"Grayback Mountain and North Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9523.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_9526.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/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 of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_150125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_150125.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9522.jpg\" alt=\"Hill across Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill across Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lobo Overlook on its top.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9524.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9524.jpg\" alt=\"Grayback Mountain and North Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grayback Mountain and North Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two mountains to the east.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9523.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9526.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9526.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/DSC_9509_DSC_9520-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_9509_DSC_9520-12.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Hills to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rolling Hills to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And since the wind was so overwhelming along the Continental Divide Trail, I tried sticking to Treasure Pass Road as much as possible during my descent.<\/p>\n<p>After getting back to my car, it&#8217;s an uneventful drive to the town of Monte Vista, where I spent the night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_171526.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_171526.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_171628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_171628.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_171741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_171741.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_172412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_172412.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage along Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage along Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/20231001_175435.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/01\/thumbnails\/20231001_175435.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sangre de Cristo Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Sangre de Cristo Mountains<\/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\" 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