{"id":9329,"date":"2024-08-31T22:59:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9329"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:49:49","slug":"20240831north-fork-lake-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831north-fork-lake-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of Summer 2024 Trip to Colorado, North Fork Lake Creek Mountains, UN13291 and UN13220"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my summer 2024 trip to Colorado. I prepared some challenges for the day, taking an off-trail route to climb two mountains near North Fork Lake Creek Valley, UN13291 and UN13220.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_134944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_134944.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge towards UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge towards UN13220<\/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', 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Unfortunately, as mentioned in my previous post, weather forecast forced me to abandon that plan.<br \/>\nThat meant I had to find a class 3 mountain close to my lodge in Leadville. Although there were plenty of mountains in the area, few were classified as YDS class 3. Ultimately, my options were: La Plata Peak via Ellingwood Ridge, Mount Arkansas, and UN13291. Ellingwood Ridge required extensive route findings that could easily go wrong. Both Mount Arkansas and UN13291 involved off-trail hiking, but I felt UN13291&#8217;s was more suitable for a day-hike in terms of effort. So, I chose UN13291.<\/p>\n<p>For the mountains I climbed today, &#8220;UN&#8221; stands for &#8220;unnamed&#8221;: essentially, they were named after their height (in feet). A testimony for the seclusion for these mountains that I first came across on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stavislost.com\/hikes\/trail\/north-fork-lake-creek-13ers-peak-13202-peak-13300b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blogpost by Stav is Lost<\/a>, whose route I largely followed (with minor deviations).<br \/>\nIf your time is short: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There was one move shortly before the summit of UN13291 that was YDS class 3. Apart from that, I believed the entire route never exceeded YDS class 2.<\/li>\n<li>Reaching UN13220 involved off-trail hiking through potentially muddy grassland. If you like to keep your shoes clean and the hike civilized, I recommend an out-and-back to UN13291 only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking for my hike:<\/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=199697237&#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=199697237&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"The_Trip\">The Trip<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I started my hike at 8am. The initial part of the trail followed North Fork Lake Creek north into a valley. Much of the trail was still in the shade of Mount Champion to the east, there was even frost visible on many of the plants along the trail (p2 below).<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2563.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2563.jpg\" alt=\"Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trailhead Parking<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2568.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2568.jpg\" alt=\"Frost on Plants\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frost on Plants<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2575.jpg\" width=\"88.9%\" alt=\"Destination in Sight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Destination in Sight<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Less than half an hour after starting off, I saw the ridge connecting UN13291 to UN13220. Unfortunately, neither of them was in this photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2583C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2583C.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Continental Divide from Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge of Continental Divide from Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2576.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2576.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lackawanna Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2588.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2563.jpg\" alt=\"Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2568.jpg\" alt=\"Frost on Plants\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2575.jpg\" alt=\"Destination in Sight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2583C.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Continental Divide from Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2576.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2588.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake 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-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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2563.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2563.jpg\" alt=\"Trailhead Parking\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trailhead Parking<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2568.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2568.jpg\" alt=\"Frost on Plants\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Frost on Plants<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2575.jpg\" alt=\"Destination in Sight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Destination in Sight<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Less than half an hour after starting off, I saw the ridge connecting UN13291 to UN13220. Unfortunately, neither of them was in this photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2583C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2583C.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Continental Divide from Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge of Continental Divide from Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2576.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2576.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lackawanna Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2588.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The hike through the valley was uneventful. I decided to take the lollipop loop between UN13291 and UN13220 in the counterclockwise direction. That meant, I followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/us\/colorado\/north-fork-lake-creek-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Fork Lake Creek Trail on AllTrails<\/a> all the way till its end.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_165142C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_165142C9.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Water Crossing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail near Water Crossing<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">3.7km (2.3mi) from trailhead, the trail crossed a creek at a spot that\u2019s easy to miss. As shown in this photo, it appeared more like a T-shaped intersection even to the most observant eye. Approaching from the trailhead, I followed the &#8220;incorrect&#8221; path, as the trail seemed to continue seamlessly. Unfortunately, this meant I had to make a more difficult water crossing later on.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2592.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2592.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Deer Mountain in front. I would be accompanied by its sight for the next few hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2590.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2590.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2591.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2591.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2598.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2597.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_2597.jpg\" width=\"44.4%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_095154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_095154.jpg\" width=\"49.95%\" alt=\"Flowers along Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers along Creek<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2592.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2590.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2591.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2598.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_095154.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers along Creek\" \/><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2592.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2592.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Deer Mountain in front. I would be accompanied by its sight for the next few hours.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2590.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2590.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2591.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2591.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2598.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide behind Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2597.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_2597.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_095154.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_095154.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Flowers along Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers along Creek<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the AllTrails track, the trail entered a series of switchbacks before reaching an alpine lake (p1 below), a popular destination for many hikers. From there on, I ascended the ridgeline to my left (west).<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_100011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_100011.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_101116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_101116.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2602.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake at Deer Mountain's Foot\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake at Deer Mountain&#8217;s Foot<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2604.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Champion<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2608.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2603.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_100011.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_101116.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2602.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake at Deer Mountain's Foot\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2604.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2608.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2603.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { 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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_100011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_100011.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_101116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_101116.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2602.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake at Deer Mountain's Foot\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake at Deer Mountain&#8217;s Foot<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2604.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Champion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2608.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Oklahoma<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2603.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_105017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_105017.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Passage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_105354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_105354.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Passage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Passage<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving the alpine lake, I should have aimed further south than the saddle point, to avoid traversing steep terrain like this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/Route_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/Route_1.jpg\" alt=\"Routing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">The first navigation error of the day. I knew I should aim for a large boulder (p2-3 below), but I took a path that&#8217;s too direct. This led me to some very steep terrain (photos above). Instead, I should have aimed slightly south (purple line in this photo), which would have been a much less technical route.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The next part of the trail circumvented some giant boulders (p1 below as a summary). Initially, it passed under towering vertical cliffs (p4 below), with cairns marking the way. Once the cliffs on the right (east) ended, the trail ascended a steep slope (still only YDS class 2) to regain the ridgeline.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_135047C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_135047C9.jpg\" width=\"98.4%\" alt=\"Path\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next portion of the path, highlighted in red. Photo taken later in the day along way to UN13220.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_125143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_125143.jpg\" width=\"94.7%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2667C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2667C10.jpg\" width=\"98.4%\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The purple arrow marking the path.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_124212C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_124212C9.jpg\" width=\"49.2%\" alt=\"Passage Next to Cliff\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_123918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_123918.jpg\" width=\"49.2%\" alt=\"Passage Next to Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Passage Next to Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cairn marking the path.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_110941C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_110941C9.jpg\" width=\"87.9%\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One could choose to stick to smaller screes (left) or larger rocks (right), they weren&#8217;t that different.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_123220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_123220.jpg\" width=\"88%\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking from above.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_135047C9.jpg\" alt=\"Path\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_125143.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2667C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_124212C9.jpg\" alt=\"Passage Next to Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_110941C9.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_123220.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_135047C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_135047C9.jpg\" alt=\"Path\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next portion of the path, highlighted in red. Photo taken later in the day along way to UN13220.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_125143.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_125143.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2667C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2667C10.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The purple arrow marking the path.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_124212C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_124212C9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Passage Next to Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_123918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_123918.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Passage Next to Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Passage Next to Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A cairn marking the path.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_110941C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_110941C9.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One could choose to stick to smaller screes (left) or larger rocks (right), they weren&#8217;t that different.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_123220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_123220.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking from above.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>From the top of the previous steep slope, I caught my first glimpses of the summit of UN13291. The ridge leading to UN13291 featured steep drop-offs. Therefore, the path to UN13291 first sidehilled on the right (east) side of the ridge before regaining it shortly before the summit. There were no markings or cairns to guide me, so I simply chose the path that seemed the least technically challenging. The terrain was not technically difficult so it didn&#8217;t hurt getting slightly off (as long as one didn&#8217;t veer to the left\/west side of the ridge).<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_111607C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_111607C9.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulders<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the top of the steep slope. For the first time of the day, I saw the true summit of UN13291.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_122445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_122445.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back south. This was taken from a spot off the standard path.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_112255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_112255.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Sidehilling\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sidehilling<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To avoid the ridge with steep dropoffs, the standard path was to deviate to the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_112359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_112359.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To regain the ridge before UN13291.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_121127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_121127.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Crux Move\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_121008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_121008.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Crux Move\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crux Move<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking from below (left) and above (right). In my opinion this was the only YDS class 3 move of the entire trip. Footholds were not hard to find on the left (west) side of the slit. Somehow, I felt going down this slit was easier than up.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_111607C9.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_122445.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_112255.jpg\" alt=\"Sidehilling\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_112359.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_121127.jpg\" alt=\"Crux Move\" \/><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_111607C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_111607C9.jpg\" alt=\"Boulders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulders<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the top of the steep slope. For the first time of the day, I saw the true summit of UN13291.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_122445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_122445.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back south. This was taken from a spot off the standard path.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_112255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_112255.jpg\" alt=\"Sidehilling\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sidehilling<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To avoid the ridge with steep dropoffs, the standard path was to deviate to the east.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_112359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_112359.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Slope\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Slope<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To regain the ridge before UN13291.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_121127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_121127.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Crux Move\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_121008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_121008.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Crux Move\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crux Move<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking from below (left) and above (right). In my opinion this was the only YDS class 3 move of the entire trip. Footholds were not hard to find on the left (west) side of the slit. Somehow, I felt going down this slit was easier than up.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Summit_of_UN13291\">Summit of UN13291<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, 3.5 hours after leaving the trailhead, I reached the summit of UN13291 at 11:30pm. As usual, it&#8217;s followed by a snack and scenery break.<br \/>\nFortunately, I had cellular coverage on top of UN13291, allowing me to share progress with friends back home.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2632.jpg\" alt=\"My Backpack on Top of UN13291\" \/><\/a><\/br>My Backpack on Top of UN13291<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2636.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that continues north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2664.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2664.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mostly Mount Massive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2611.jpg\" alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marten Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2623.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2623.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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2624.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2624.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_115929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_115929.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2632.jpg\" alt=\"My Backpack on Top of UN13291\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2636.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2664.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2611.jpg\" alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2623.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2624.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_115929.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { 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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2632.jpg\" alt=\"My Backpack on Top of UN13291\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>My Backpack on Top of UN13291<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2636.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One that continues north.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2664.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2664.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mostly Mount Massive.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2611.jpg\" alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marten Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2623.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2623.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2624.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2624.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_115929.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_115929.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As expected, reaching the summit of UN13291 rewarded me with stunning views. Alongside Deer Mountain and Mount Champion to the southeast, which had been my companions throughout the journey, I was thrilled to see the most exciting parts of the Elk Range: Maroons, Snowmass, and Capitol. Their sight was truly exhilarating.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2626C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2626C10.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>UN13220<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My next target for the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2620C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2620C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Elk Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2619C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2619C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Elk Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2621C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2621C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Elk Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2617.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Northern part of Sawatch Range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2622.jpg\" alt=\"Williams Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Williams Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2613.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Massive behind Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Massive behind Mount Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2663.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2663.jpg\" alt=\"Northwest Peak of Mount Massive\" \/><\/a><\/br>Northwest Peak of Mount Massive<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2626C10.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2620C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2619C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2621C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2617.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2622.jpg\" alt=\"Williams Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2613.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Massive behind Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2663.jpg\" alt=\"Northwest Peak of Mount Massive\" \/><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2626C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2626C10.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>UN13220<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My next target for the day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2620C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2620C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2619C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2619C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2621C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2621C.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Elk Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Elk Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2617.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Northern part of Sawatch Range.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2622.jpg\" alt=\"Williams Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Williams Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2613.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Massive behind Mount Oklahoma\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Massive behind Mount Oklahoma<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2663.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2663.jpg\" alt=\"Northwest Peak of Mount Massive\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Northwest Peak of Mount Massive<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2637_DSC_2661-25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2637_DSC_2661-25.jpg\" alt=\"Views around UN13291\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Views around UN13291<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video from the summit of UN13291:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/UN13291_Video_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/UN13291_2160p30_H265_10Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/UN13291_2160p30_H264_11Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">19 seconds, 2160p30fps, 10Mbps\/25MB for H265, 11Mbps\/26MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I stayed at the summit of UN13291 for about half an hour, before starting my descent just past 2pm. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2680C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2680C.jpg\" alt=\"Path from UN13291 to UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path from UN13291 to UN13220<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This photo was taken from the summit of UN13220. I drew a red line to indicate the approximate route from UN13291, the dashed portions were where the route went behind the mountain\/ridge. <\/br>In essence, this route roughly followed the Continental Divide, with three saddles along the way. Before the first saddle, I followed the same route back. After that, the trail largely followed the Continental Divide to the third saddle. One could veer south from the ridgeline to avoid some elevation changes. Before the second saddle there was a steep dropoff. I took a detour south around it. After the third saddle, the ridge to UN13220 was very steep, so the path diverged from the ridge and ascended UN13220 from the south.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Frankly, I felt it&#8217;s easier to get lost coming back from UN13291, as the top of the steep slope I needed to descend down was harder to find than the towering summit I aimed for on the way up. Nonetheless, with the help of photos I took on my way up, I went down the correct steep slope. After that, it&#8217;s a comfortable stroll between the first and the second saddle.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130110.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Following the ridgeline from UN13291 to UN13220.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2668.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2668.jpg\" alt=\"Deer Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Deer Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It had become a pretty familiar sight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130642.jpg\" width=\"85.8%\" alt=\"Steep Dropoff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Dropoff<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Along the ridge from UN13291 to UN13220. I took a left turn (towards the east) to avoid this dropoff.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131040.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Circumventing the steep dropoff on the right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130730.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131748.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131748.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the dropoff that I just circumvented.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_130110.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2668.jpg\" alt=\"Deer Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_130642.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Dropoff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_131040.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_130730.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_131748.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130110.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Following the ridgeline from UN13291 to UN13220.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2668.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2668.jpg\" alt=\"Deer Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It had become a pretty familiar sight.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130642.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Dropoff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Dropoff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Along the ridge from UN13291 to UN13220. I took a left turn (towards the east) to avoid this dropoff.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131040.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Circumventing the steep dropoff on the right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_130730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_130730.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Lake among Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alpine Lake among Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131748.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131748.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the dropoff that I just circumvented.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/Route_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/Route_2.jpg\" alt=\"Routing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">Just before the second saddle, there was a steep dropoff (p3 above). I read online that it&#8217;s possible to descend along this drop-off, but I took the safe option of a detour around it. It could have been faster if I aimed for the detour earlier (red arrow in this photo.)<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s another comfortable stroll between the second and third saddle, surrounded by beautiful scenery.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_132537C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_132537C9.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Saddle Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saddle Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I drew a rough path that I took.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131750.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\" alt=\"Trail along Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_132048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_132048.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few steep steps to regain the ridge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131042.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2672.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2672.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2673.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131908.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\"  alt=\"UN13220 Ahead\" \/><\/a><\/br>UN13220 Ahead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_135045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_135045.jpg\" width=\"95.9%\"  alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Marten Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_133513C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_133513C9.jpg\" width=\"95.1%\"  alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seemingly grown out of rocks.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_132537C9.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_131750.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_132048.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_131042.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2672.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2673.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_131908.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220 Ahead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_135045.jpg\" alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_133513C9.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_132537C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_132537C9.jpg\" alt=\"Saddle Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Saddle Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I drew a rough path that I took.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131750.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_132048.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_132048.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few steep steps to regain the ridge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131042.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2672.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2672.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where I came from.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2673.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_131908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_131908.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220 Ahead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>UN13220 Ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_135045.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_135045.jpg\" alt=\"Marten Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Marten Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_133513C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_133513C9.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seemingly grown out of rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The descent to the third saddle was less steep so that I didn\u2019t need to take any noticeable detour. After that, the direct route to UN13220 was visibly steep, so the suggested path was to veer south and sidehill, before turning right upon reaching (or shortly before) Continental Divide. The red line in p1 below indicated the approximate route that I took.<br \/>\nOne issue was that, without the ridgeline as a clear reference, it\u2019s hard to tell how much left (south) I should go. Since heading left (south) meant I would lose elevation, which I had to eventually regain, I avoided veering too much left (south). That meant I missed a trail and had to navigate more challenging terrain <del>and wreaking havoc on the vegetation in the process<\/del> shortly before Continental Divide. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(A picture later in the post would show my route together with the suggested route.)<\/span><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_134448C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_134448C9.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Ridge towards UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge towards UN13220<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Drawing out a (highly approximated) path to UN13220.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_141831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_141831.jpg\" alt=\"Path to UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>Path to UN13220<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_141828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_141828.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_142039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_142039.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_142044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_142044.jpg\" alt=\"Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><\/br>Continental Divide<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_143125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_143125.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_134448C9.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge towards UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_141831.jpg\" alt=\"Path to UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_141828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_142039.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_142044.jpg\" alt=\"Continental Divide\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_143125.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_134448C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_134448C9.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge towards UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge towards UN13220<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Drawing out a (highly approximated) path to UN13220.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_141831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_141831.jpg\" alt=\"Path to UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Path to UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_141828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_141828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_142039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_142039.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_142044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_142044.jpg\" alt=\"Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Continental Divide<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_143125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_143125.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Continental Divide\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains of Continental Divide<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Shortly before reaching Continental Divide, I saw a clear path towards the summit of UN13220 and turned towards it. The final steps before UN13220 was steep and sandy, but not as steep as the steep slope before UN13291 and certainly harder to get lost.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Summit_of_UN13220\">Summit of UN13220<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I reached the summit of UN13220 at 2:40pm, about 2.5 hours after leaving UN13291. The traverse between the two peaks was no doubt the highlight of the day.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2693.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2693.jpg\" width=\"alt=\"Summit of UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of UN13220<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_150631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_150631.jpg\" width=\"85.1%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two valleys in view.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2695.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2695.jpg\" alt=\"South Fork Fryingpan River Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Fork Fryingpan River Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2696.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2696.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extending to the north from UN13220<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2697.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2697.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extending to the north from UN13291.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_151118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_151118.jpg\" width=\"85.1%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at UN13291 and the route that I took.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2679.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2679.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_150058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_150058.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2693.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_150631.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2695.jpg\" alt=\"South Fork Fryingpan River Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2696.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2697.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_151118.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2679.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_150058.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-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of UN13220.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2693.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2693.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_150631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_150631.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two valleys in view.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2695.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2695.jpg\" alt=\"South Fork Fryingpan River Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Fork Fryingpan River Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2696.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2696.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extending to the north from UN13220<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2697.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2697.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extending to the north from UN13291.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_151118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_151118.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at UN13291 and the route that I took.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2679.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2679.jpg\" alt=\"North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_150058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_150058.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In terms of scenery, UN13220 was quite similar to UN13291, as these two mountains are closer together than most of the others visible from them. If I had to pick my favorite, it would likely be UN13220. Its prominence offers less obstructed views, revealing more lush valleys below.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, there was no cellular coverage on top of UN13220.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2683C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2683C.jpg\" width=\"88.7%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Deer Mountain and Mount Champion which had become familiar sights through the day. In the center background was Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in the state of Colorado.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2684.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2684.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Champion<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2688.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2688.jpg\" width=\"85.2%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I was particularly enchanted by the ribbon of red on the mountain in the background. It\u2019s a mountain between La Plata Peak and Star Mountain, unfortunately, it seemed that it\u2019s unnamed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2690.jpg\" alt=\"Twining Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twining Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2700C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2700C.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The exciting Elk Mountains in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2728.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Distant Sawatch Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Sawatch Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount of the Holy Cross as the highest one in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2732.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">UN13291 in the foreground, Mount Oklahoma in the middle left, Mount massive in the background.<\/span><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2683C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2684.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2688.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2690.jpg\" alt=\"Twining Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2700C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2728.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sawatch Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2732.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of UN13220.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2683C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2683C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Deer Mountain and Mount Champion which had become familiar sights through the day. In the center background was Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in the state of Colorado.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2684.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2684.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Champion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2688.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2688.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I was particularly enchanted by the ribbon of red on the mountain in the background. It\u2019s a mountain between La Plata Peak and Star Mountain, unfortunately, it seemed that it\u2019s unnamed.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2690.jpg\" alt=\"Twining Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twining Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2700C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2700C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The exciting Elk Mountains in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2728.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Sawatch Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Sawatch Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mount of the Holy Cross as the highest one in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2732.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2732.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">UN13291 in the foreground, Mount Oklahoma in the middle left, Mount massive in the background.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2702_DSC_2724-23.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2702_DSC_2724-23.jpg\" alt=\"Views around UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Views around UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video from the summit of UN13220:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/UN13220_Video_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/UN13220_2160p30_H265_10Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/UN13220_2160p30_H264_11Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">18 seconds, 2160p30fps, 10Mbps\/23MB for H265, 11Mbps\/24MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I stayed on top of UN13220 for about half an hour, before starting my descent around 3:10pm. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_152612C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_152612C.jpg\" alt=\"Faint Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Faint Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Starting from UN13220, it&#8217;s quite easy to locate this trail, which made travel much easier. Unfortunately, the obvious trail ended near the top red arrow in this photo (also see p6 below).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_151445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_151445.jpg\" alt=\"Final Stretch before UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>Final Stretch before UN13220<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_152035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_152035.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up to UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking up to UN13220<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153533.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide. Twining Peak in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153727.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153935.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_154349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_154349.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Trail Marking\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Marking<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Unfortunately, it would take me another hour before I was back on a proper trail.<\/span><\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_151445.jpg\" alt=\"Final Stretch before UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_152035.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up to UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_153533.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_153727.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_153935.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_154349.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Marking\" \/><\/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 slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_151445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_151445.jpg\" alt=\"Final Stretch before UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Final Stretch before UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_152035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_152035.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up to UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking up to UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153533.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Of Continental Divide. Twining Peak in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153727.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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_153935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_153935.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_154349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_154349.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Marking\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Marking<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Unfortunately, it would take me another hour before I was back on a proper trail.<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/Route_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/Route_3.jpg\" alt=\"Routing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">To reach UN13220, there was a faint trail that made travel much easier (red line). Unfortunately, the trail was hard to locate approaching from the east. <\/br>Descending from UN13220, I followed that trail until it became so faint that it disappeared. From that on, I had to cross a large grass field to get back to the established trail, which took me an hour. It was worst hour of the day as the grassland was oftentimes wet and muddy. I didn&#8217;t like getting my shoes dirty to begin with, but the abhorrence of stepping onto the grass to have it sink, with dirty water seeping out of the ground and onto my shoes and even socks, took me to the edge of losing sanity. In addition, there were shallow shrubs that I tried my best to avoid, but when I couldn&#8217;t, I had to trample over them. I didn&#8217;t like the feeling of their branches scraping over my trousers <del>or me destroying vegetation as I went along<\/del>.<\/br>After the last trail marker, I read online that people suggested heading south into a valley and walking on a dry riverbed to avoid the worst of the grassland. That&#8217;s the approximate route I took (blue lines on the Google Earth overlay in the picture above). Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t find any dry riverbed, and most of this route cut right through lush but muddy grassland. In hindsight, I should have stayed at higher elevation (where vegetation was sparse and the ground was rocky by dry) for longer, before turning right towards the trail (yellow line in the picture). The descent at the end of this path was steeper, but I much preferred that to bushwacking through shrubs and muddy ground. When analyzing this route further, I even found faint traces of what appeared to be a trail on the satellite image.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_160502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_160502.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grassland<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_160834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_160834.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_161350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_161350.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">While traversing the grassland, sometimes I found it easier to walk on small creeks like these, especially if they were dry.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_162418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_162418.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grassland<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_162421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_162421.jpg\" width=\"97.5%\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grassland<\/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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_160502.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_160834.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_162418.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_162421.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/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<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_160502.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_160502.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grassland<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_160834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_160834.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_161350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-m\/20240831_161350.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">While traversing the grassland, sometimes I found it easier to walk on small creeks like these, especially if they were dry.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_162418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_162418.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_162421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_162421.jpg\" alt=\"Grassland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grassland<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, after an hour of misery, I reached the main trail at 4:40pm. Just when I thought I would have an uneventful stroll back to the trailhead, the skies darkened, and it started to rain. Weather forecast this morning indicated about 10% probability of rain in the late afternoon, so I wasn\u2019t too surprised. Luckily, the rain was light and brief, and there was crucially no thunder around. Once the rain stopped, the soft colors beneath the clouds revealed a lush meadow scene that accompanied my walk back to the trailhead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2740.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2740.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/a><\/br>UN13220<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2739.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Champion<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2742.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_170930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_170930.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_171948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_171948.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_173721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_173721.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_174203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_174203.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\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\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2740.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2739.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2742.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_170930.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_171948.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_173721.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails-s\/20240831_174203.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-15, #splide-thumb-15 { 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\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2740.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2740.jpg\" alt=\"UN13220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>UN13220<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2739.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Champion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Champion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/DSC_2742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/DSC_2742.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_170930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_170930.jpg\" alt=\"Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lackawanna Peak from North Fork Lake Creek Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_171948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_171948.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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_173721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_173721.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\/2024\/08\/31\/20240831_174203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/08\/31\/thumbnails\/20240831_174203.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I was back at the trailhead at 5:45pm, concluding the hike in under 10 hours.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of my summer 2024 trip to Colorado. I prepared some challenges for the day, taking an off-trail route to climb two mountains near North Fork Lake Creek Valley, UN13291 and UN13220.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,666,2],"tags":[667,596],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9329"}],"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=9329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9399,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9329\/revisions\/9399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}