Page 1 - Bergen Park to the summit of Squaw Pass on Colorado Route 103
Page 2 - Echo Lake and Echo Lake Lodge
Page 3 - Colorado Route 5 (the Mt. Evans road) to Mt. Goliath Natural Area and past Lincoln Lake
Page 4 - Summit Lake Flats, Summit Lake and up to the 14000ft (4267 meter) elevation mark
Page 5 - The summit
Page 6 - Wildlife
> Page 7 - Trip statistics, alpine tundra and riding (down) the mountain
Page 8 - Mt. Evans from the air, in winter, and Pikes Peak - that "other" mountain with a road to the top!
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At the summit - there's no way to go but down!
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Just ahead we'll be dropping below 14000ft (4267 meters).
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Alpine tundra and flowers.
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I stopped here to photograph alpine tundra, this is at an elevation of about 13800ft (4206 meters).
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Summit Lake Flats on the right.
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Another beautiful shot at Summit Lake, I just couldn't leave it out.
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Alpine tundra and flowers.
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Past Summit Lake, we're approaching the Lincoln Lake overlook. In this shot afternoon thunderstorms are starting to develop to the west. This is quite common and I generally plan to be off the mountain by noon.
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A nice view, we're at an approximate elevation of 11800ft (3597 meters) and are approaching the Mt. Goliath Natural Area and treeline.
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We're back at the Mt. Evans entrance station and the intersection with Highway 103.
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Trip statistics:
Round trip distance starting at Bergen Park:
64 miles (103km)
Round trip distance from my home in Denver, Colorado:
115 miles (185km)
Elevation gain, Bergen Park to the summit:
6329ft (1929 meters)
Elevation gain, my home to the summit:
8630ft (over 1.6 miles or 2.6km)
Riding time, Bergen Park to the summit:
50 - 60 minutes (no or minimal stops)
Riding time, my home to the summit:
1hr 30min - 1hr 40min (no or minimal stops)

Next: Mt. Evans from the air, in winter, and Pikes Peak - that "other" mountain with a road to the top!


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