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Taking a short break before we head back down the ridge. A long but lovely ski tour!
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Back on skies, heading through lovely aspen groves
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Sue is making the causeway crossing back to the main ridge
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The San Juan Mountains from the Overlook
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Another view down, to the Piedra valley over 900 ft below us.
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At the Overlook, some chose a snow seat, while others sat on the rock at cliffside. The view is spectacular either way.
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Another view of Piedra Peak, with the cliffs of the Piedra gorge in the foreground.
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On top of Trail Ridge, sking through nice ponderosas. Atop the ridge, snow in the sunny spots were getting a little sticky.
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This was the nice untracked snow we had on our climb
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Another view of Pagosa Peak, from the road down from the ridge top. Not too much further back to the trail head.
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Climbing up the ridge, we are on a Forest Service road that climbs about 600 ft in 2 miles.
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Sue on the climb
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View of Cimarona from near our starting point.
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There wasn't quite enough parking for us at the standard starting point; so we parked next to the river. This gave us a nice steep section to negoitate right away!
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As we completed our loop, light snow squalls moved in; we finished just in time.
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Through the woods, you had to be careful to avoid a tree dump!
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The group descending from our lunch spot. Obviously, a popular area for snowmobiles
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OK, lunch is over, time to cross Burro Park and head into the woods
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A few billowy clouds above Toner Mountain
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Lunch stop
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The view from our lunch spot, towards Cimarona (on the right)
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Keetna getting in some good snow time
