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Rocky Mountain NP, 6/29-7/3/08

shwilly

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Date(s) Hiked: 6/29-7/3/08

Trails(s) Hiked: Loch Vale, Old Ute, Flattop Mtn., Estes Cone, Chasm Lake

Total Distance: ? 35 or so over 5 day hikes

Difficulty: variable

Conditions: Trails: mostly well graded and dusty
Weather: Good weather w/occasional showers, dry trails, occasional slush

Special Required Equipment: none

Trip Report: We took a vacation in Colorado and spent 5 days car camping and day hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.

6/29
Loch Vale Tr.
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The Loch
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Glacier Basin
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6/30
Old Ute Tr.
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Bighorns off Trail Ridge Rd.
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shwilly

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7/1
Flattop Mtn.
We shared the trail with a tele dude who climbed Flattop, smoked a cigarette, then skied the snowfields.

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Tyndall Glacier and Hallett Peak - Longs Peak in background
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7/2
View from Estes Cone
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7/3
Chasm Lake
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Angus

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beautiful - will be there in a few weeks but only for a day or two
 
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