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Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
04/14/2018
View from the summit of Cotopaxi looking toward Chimborazo Volcano in the distance.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Looking at the volcano's crater rim.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
View of the typical path on the mountain.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Looking into the volcano's crater from the summit.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Made it to the top of Cotopaxi!
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Summit views from Cotopaxi.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
View of the path and scenery from the descent.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
View of Chimborazo Volcano from the summit.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
View of Cotopaxi National Park once the clouds have cleared during the descent from the summit.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Looking back at the summit path.
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Trail in between the José Rivas Refuge and the "lower glacier."
Lindsey Gates
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04/14/2018
Trail signage.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
04/14/2018
The José Rivas Refuge.