Grays Peak climb July 4, 2014

Jul 5, 2014 4:19 PM

Thann

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Two guys climbing a rock protruding from the trail to Grays Peak.

Kelso Mountain

Glacier at the bottom of Torreys Peak

Sunrise over Kelso Mountain.

Mount McClellan

Mount Bierstadt in the distance.

Me on summit of Grays Peak.

View from the summit

Torreys Peak from the summit of Grays Peak. Torreys is only 3 feet shorter than Grays.

From summit of Grays Peak. 14,278 feet tall. 10th tallest mountain in Colorado, 10th tallest mountain in the Rockies, tallest mountain in the Front Range, tallest mountain on North America's Continental Divide.

There is a lake SSW from Grays where you can see fish with binoculars. Always wanted to fish it.

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It was frozen solid! Chihuahua Lake. I thought I added that pic in here. Hold I'll link it.

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Sounds right. I used to go up there every year until 1995ish. Thought I saw Pike but I don't think those are up there.

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Nice!

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They make binoculars for fish?

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You made me snort-laugh with your comment. Thank you. :)

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For a second I was actually thinking this lake was some weird isolated ecosystem where something shifty happened evolutionarily-speaking.

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Ha! Once again, a hearty laugh from me, mmmerf. :)

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Well, it's the Rocky Mountains! There's lots for the fish to look at, so, y'know...

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