One reason Andy set the time for this trip was because there was a good chance it would coincide with peak Fall colors for the aspen trees. And he was right. We hit it right on the mark. |
As we moved up or down the mountains we would encounter trees hitting peak color on different days. This was the first day. |
This was the view from one of our campsites. |
Big mountains, the likes of which I had never seen. |
This is the kind of country I'd wanted to see all of my life. |
Algae growing in a stream as we climbed toward a high pass. |
Andy hiking up the mountain. I took this photo to highlight the huge dike of hardened rock standing like a pillar to our right. |
If you look closely you can see the interminable switchbacks that had to be climbed to gain the pass. |
Looking back down the trail. |
Here you can see the switchbacks that had been climbed. |
At the pass. About 12,700 feet above sea level. |
Looking around at the even higher country that surrounded us. |
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