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Mike Windsor
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07/24/2020
Hope Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Views from Hope Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Scenic terrain near Sheep Gulch.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Scenic terrain near Sheep Gulch.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Lake Ann.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Views from near Lake Ann.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Looking up the ascent to Lake Ann Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Near the top of Lake Ann Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Views from Lake Ann Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Meadow/wetlands area along Texas Creek.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Moose along the West Collegiate Route.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Nearing Cottonwood Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Cottonwood Pass. Hitching to Buena Vista is possible from here.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Ascending out of Cottonwood Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Amazing views.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
This next stretch of trail is breathtaking.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Views from segment 3.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Campsite with a view.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
More stunning scenery along segment 3.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Breathtaking views!
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Near Tincup Pass Road.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Near Tincup Pass Road.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Hancock and Upper Hancock Lake.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
One of the last passes of the Collegiate West Route.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Stunning views of Bald Mountain and a small lake beneath.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Following the Divide and heading towards Monarch Pass.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Views for miles.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Monarch Mountain Ski Area.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Nearing the end of the Collegiate West Route.
Mike Windsor
Photo Date:
07/24/2020
Collegiate West/East junction.