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Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
View of Shadow Canyon from slightly off-trail just before the cabin.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Hiking along the Shadow Canyon trail before the climb starts.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
The cabin, a good reference point that the route is about to get steep.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
View of the south ridge of Bear Peak.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Climbing through the trees.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Nearing the dead-tree zone near the saddle.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Northern side of South Boulder Peak from near the saddle.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
The burn area between South Boulder and Bear peaks.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Devil's Thumb formation off the Bear Peak south ridge.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Looking south toward Pikes Peak.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
The saddle; go left here.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Looking back at Shadow Canyon from the saddle.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Final hike up to South Boulder Peak summit.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
View south from the summit.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Endless sea of forested peaks.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Looking west at the Continental Divide.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
James Peak (left) all the way to the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Close-up of South Arapahoe to Audubon Peaks.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Close-up of Audubon to Longs Peak.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Longs Peak, the northern-most 14er in the Rocky Mountains.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
The main group of the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Bear Peak, a much sharper and more technical summit, but also more crowded.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Denver skyline.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Eldorado Mountain and the foothills in front of Denver, with Pikes Peak in the distance.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Longs Peak on the way down to the saddle.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Back on the Shadow Canyon Trail.
Kevin Murray
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12/02/2017
Views down through the trees into the plains.
Kevin Murray
Photo Date:
12/02/2017
Interesting formation on the lower Shadow Canyon Trail.