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Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Trailhead.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Trailhead informational plaque.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
The trail begins through dense vegetation and scrub alpine forests.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
As the trail nears the ridge, the views through the trees become more frequent.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
What the majority of the trail looks like along the switchbacks.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
View of the summit across the cirque from the ridge crest after the switchbacks.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
At tree line alongside a limestone rock slide with the summit across the open cirque.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Rugged cliffs at the ridge crest with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Large limestone boulders as the trail crosses a rock slide. Summit in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
A hiker crosses the rock slide, making his way along the crescent ridge with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
The impressive sheer slope of the south end of the mountain with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
View of the trail through the rock slide from the crescent ridge walk.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Nearing the summit along the crescent ridge walk via the saddle.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Forested slope on the north end of the mountain with the Rocky Mountains residing in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Tree line breaks away as the trail ascends the summit hump.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
View of the plains to the east from the top of the summit plateau.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
The terrain is quite tundra-like on the summit plateau.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
A hiker takes in the view from the summit plateau with the south end of Coliseum Mountain in the background.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Cairn marking the actual summit.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
View to the west to the expansive Rocky Mountain range from the summit.
Daniel Sherman
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06/08/2018
Panoramic views of the impressive Rocky Mountains from the summit.
Daniel Sherman
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06/07/2018
Panoramic views of the impressive Rocky Mountains from the summit with Abraham Lake beneath them.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
06/07/2018
Panoramic views of the impressive Rocky Mountains from the summit.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
06/07/2018
A hiker descends along the crescent ridge walk nearing the top of the switchbacks at the south end of the mountain.