Quandary Peak

(Photos - My Hike Of This Colorado "14er" Near Hoosier Pass) - August 9, 2007

	Quandary Peak! This was my eighth climbed 14er. The adjacent photo of Quandary Peak was actually taken after the hike near Hoosier Pass while pulled over on State Highway 9.
	Here is my first photo taken above timberline. Quandary Peak's summit can been seen out there to the left.
	Approaching the ridge before the final "grunt" to the top.
	Amazingly, there were a few ptarmigans standing around near the trail!
	It was such a beautiful morning with clear blue skies. Here are two photos of the scenery as we headed upward. TOP: North Star Mountain in the foreground with Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Cameron and Mt. Democrat in the background from left to right. BOTTOM: Almost to the summit.
	Special thanks to Shannon Tucker (bottom two photos) for accompanying me for this hike. We had a great time! We began hiking at the trailhead at approximately 5:35 a.m., which beat the crowds and allowed us to have the Quandary Peak summit all to ourselves at 9:15 a.m. TOP: Myself at the summit. MIDDLE & BOTTOM: Shannon wandered a bit along the western ridge of the peak. Both photos are fantastic scenery shots, aren't they?
	Some of the views towards the general vicinity of north including the town of Breckenridge (top), McCullough Gulch (2nd and 3rd) and Pacific Peak (4th). Here are my other 14er pages: Pikes Peak (2002) Mt. Princeton (2004) Mt. Democrat - Lincoln - Bross (2004) Mt. Sherman (2004) Mt. Yale (2006) Mt. Yale (2007)
	A few views facing the south of Quandary Peak. The bottom photo, which includes Mt. Silverheels and Hoosier Pass is one I particularly like. Here are some of my other pages in the vicinity of Quandary Peak: Hoosier Pass (Summer) Hoosier Pass (Winter) Bike Breckenridge Summit County Alma Kite Lake Fremont Pass Mayflower Gulch
	Facing east on Quandary Peak.
	Here are two more interesting photos from the summit. TOP: I zoomed-in to capture Pikes Peak way out there faintly in the center. Mt. Silverheels is the large peak in the foreground. BOTTOM: I zoomed-in north towards Fairplay and the region known as South Park in Park County.
	On the way down, I couldn't help but capture this photo of some wildflowers with a pretty mountain in the background and the trail. :)

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