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Trailhead for Grays Peak and Torreys Peak - starting elevation 11
Kris and I pose at a sign on the Grays/Torreys Peaks trail.
The trail cuts through a snow bank at 13000 feet.
The trail cuts through a snow bank at 13000 feet
Ice and snow forms odd shapes in the valleys of the mountain peaks.
Kris reclines at the summit of Torreys Peak - elevation 14267 feet
The trail winds up the ridge to the summit of Grays Peak.
Kris poses on the summit of Grays Peak.
The summit of Grays
Kris poses on Grays Peak - elevation 14270 feet.
Wayland poses on Grays Peak summit.
Torreys Peak as seen from the trail as we headed down.
A mountain goat digs for roots on the mountain side.
A young goat skirts along the trail.
Waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).
Waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).
A blue bird flys across our trail.
Aspen trees grow with weird shapes.
Tallus slope on the Fern Lake trail.
Kris heads down the Fern Lake trail.
Kris pauses on a ledge overlooking Odessa Lake.
We approach the 'tree line' in RMNP. The tree line in the Colorado Rockies in about 11000 feet.
Kris on the Fern Lake trail.
Typical trail conditions in RMNP.
Stream exiting from Odessa Lake.
Ducks are foraging for food in the high altitude lakes.
Cold rushing water is the rule for the beautiful streams in RMNP.
Fern Lake.
Trout are bountiful in lakes below 10
Simple outdoor toliet near Spruce Lake.
Trout travel upstream like salmon do in the NorthWest. The man pictured was catching trout that landed on the rocks and returned them to the water.
Odd shaped dead tree on the trail.
Ducks bask in the sunlight near the lake.
Alberta Falls revisited.
Kris and I pose for a photo atop Estes Cone - elevation 11
Elk heards roam the valley floor of RMNP.
Elk heards roam the valley floor of RMNP.
Mills Lake revisited.