三度攀登科羅拉多州14ers中排名第13的Quandary Peak(2018.07.29)
Quandary Peak as seen from Hoosier Pass

Taken from Quandary Peak Trailhead
登山步道一開始是在松林中之字形緩升,偶有廢棄的採礦小路,但沿途有明顯路標,應不致走錯路。


Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

Taken from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

Looking southwest at Mount Bross、Lincoln & North Star Mt. from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 11,600 ft.
之後寬敞的步道在平坦的稜線上往西南前進,視野奇佳。

Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

Looking southwest at North Star Mt. from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail

Seen looking SE from East Ridge trail of Quandary, Mt Silverheels is in the distance

On the way up to Quandary Peak
步道在Quandary南坡盤旋,Blue Lakes就在左下方,湖的左側即是North Star Mountain,接下來是坡度稍陡的石階路。



Looking down at Blue Lake from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

Taken from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

On the way up to Quandary Peak

Looking southwest at North Star Mt. & Blue Lake from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail

View to northeast from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 12,800 ft

Looking northeast at Grays & Torreys Peak from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 13,150 ft

On the way up to Quandary Peak

Looking west at Quandary's summit from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 13,150 ft

Looking southeast at Mount Silverheels from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail near 13,150'

Looking northeast at Bald Mountain from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 13,150 ft


Taken from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail 13,150'

Looking northwest at Tenmile Range from Quandary Peak East Ridge trail near 13,150 ft

Looking southwest at North Star Mt. & Blue Lake from Quandary Peak East Ridge Trail 13,150'


The final 1,000' of upper the Quandary Peak East Ridge



A biker biking down the trail



The final 1,000' of upper the Quandary Peak East Ridge


Taken from the upper portion of Quandary Peak East Ridge

Looking down Quandary's east ridge from the final 1,000' of upper ridge

Looking down at Blue Lake & The Decalibron from upper Quandary Peak East Ridge
10:33 登上山頂前高地(假山頭),海拔14,210呎/ 4,331公尺,距登山口約3.2哩;山頂在望,接下來的0.15哩路是幾近平路的緩坡,平緩好走。

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