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Getting ready to leave the trailhead - 4:00 a.m. |
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Marina - hiking up the lower mountain at sunrise. |
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The shadow of Mount Bierstadt. |
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Shadows on the foothills ... |
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John nearing the summit of Mount Bierstadt. |
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John at the summit of Mount Bierstadt. |
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John makes espresso while Marina keeps warm. |
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Steve - trying to keep warm. |
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Starbucks espresso at 14,060 feet above sea level. |
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John and Marina walking around the summit. |
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Sawtooth at sunrise. |
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Abyss Lake and Mount Evans. |
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John, Marina, and Steve (from left to right). |
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Steve - posing on the summit. |
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Steve - doing a phoon on the summit. |
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Steve - falling off of the summit ... not really. |
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USGS Marker on the summit - location. |
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USGS Marker on the summit - closeup. |
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John and Marina with the official summit register. |
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Do you see the word 'ski' at this retired ski area? |
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Marina - coming down the final pitch. |
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The morning crowds headed up the lower mountain. |
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Marina - traversing the muddy bogs. |
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Mount Evans, the Sawtooth, and Mount Bierstadt (from left to right). |
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Mount Bierstadt. |
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Steve's bloody shins. |
| Along on this hike with me: Marina and John. |
