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Day 2
Long's Peak viewed from Highway 7.
Daybreak on Long's Peak.
Sunrise on Long's Peak.
Hikers pause near the crapper on Long' Peak at daybreak.
Chasm Lake as viewed from the trail to Long's Peak summit.
Kris and the Granite Pass on Long's Peak - 12,080'
Rocky Mountain National Park as viewed from Long's Peak boulderfield.
A rocky outcropping on Long's Peak near the Keyhole.
A rocky outcropping on Long's Peak near the Keyhole viewed from the granite house.
Marmots play in the Boulderfield on Long's Peak.
Long's Peak viewed from the start of the Boulderfield.
The start of the Long's Peak boulder field.
Solar powered toliets are available at the Boulderfield campsite.
Long's Peak viewed from the start of the Boulderfield.
Long's Peak viewed from the Boulderfield campsite.
Long's Peak with the Keyhole visible in the upper right. Snow is still banked on the mountain. Campsites are available in the Boulderfield.
Long's Peak viewed from the Boulderfield campsite.
Long's Peak viewed from the Boulderfield.
Long's Peak Keyhole. Note hikers are everywhere. The granite house is visible on the left near the Keyhole.
The granite house near the Keyhole.
Rocky Mountain National Park as viewed from the Keyhole on Long's Peak - 13,150'.
Rocky Mountain National Park as viewed from the Keyhole on Long's Peak - 13,150'.
Rocky Mountain National Park as viewed from the Keyhole on Long's Peak - 13,150'.
Rocky Mountain National Park as viewed from the Keyhole on Long's Peak - 13,150'.
The Narrows is a ledge type trail the takes you to the summit of Long's Peak. This is were Kris and I turned back.
Snow still lingers on Long's Peak.
Snow still lingers on Long's Peak.
Kris pauses for a break in the Keyhole.
Kris descends from the Keyhole.
Storm clouds roll in over Long's Peak.
Rain drenches the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park as we descend from Long's Peak.
Kris and I are making good time trying to outrun the storm on Long's Peak. Another storm is in front of us. We are entering the Alpine region at about 11,500'.
Forest and stream encountered on Long's Peak.
Kris moves down the wooded trail of Long's Peak. We missed the beauty of the forest when we went up the trail at 3:35am.
Kris poses on a simple bridge built across a stream coming down Long's Peak.
The stream on Long's Peak.