Colorado

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Admiring the views on top of Peak 11735.

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The Old Man of the Mountain formation.

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Sunset, our final evening at Twin Lakes. Keetna is a tired puppy!

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We stopped for lunch at this rocky outcrop jutting into the lake

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Part of the group admiring Timberline Lake

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Timberline Lake

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On the shores of Timberline Lake

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Our final hike of the trip, to lovely Timberline Lake, west of Turquoise Lake near Leadville

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Star gentian

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Keetna on a water stop

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The Outdoor Club group, lunch at Ptarmingan Lake

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Ptarmingan Lake, at 12, 132 ft.

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View down the Ptarmingan Valley, dominated by Mt Yale. At least 2 other 14ers, Mt Harvard and Mt Columbia, are also visible in the distance.

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Reflections on a tarn

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A small tarn along the trail to Ptarmingan Lake

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Rose Paintbrush

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Keetna is leading us across a talus field

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Our 3nd hike destination is Ptarmigan Lake

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Sunset from our camp site, looking across Twin Lake.

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Hiking back out, with views of Mt Princeton, 14,204 ft, across the valley