• Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks003.jpg Hikemaster Scott poses at the trailhead way down Trail Ridge Road on the west side of RMNP. Baker Mountain (his upcoming July 29 hike) rises at the right, while today's goal, Parika Peak, is far back in the photo's center. image by hikemaster2

  • Gorgeous m...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks004.jpg Gorgeous morning in RMNP. Long shadows stretch across the lush Kawuneeche valley on the west side of RMNP. Baker Mountain rises to the right, while Parika seems diminuitive directly straight back. image by hikemaster2

  • This is th...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks007.jpg This is the same river that passes through the Grand Canyon: the Colorado River. Its headwaters are a few miles to the north here on the west side of RMNP. image by hikemaster2

  • YMCA hiker...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks008.jpg YMCA hikers begin the Parika Peak and Farview Mountain hike. Hikemaster Martha (left) leads the way. It's not going to stay this flat for long! image by hikemaster2

  • Endless lu...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks011.jpg Endless lush grasslands of the Kawuneeche Valley stretch to the north as the YMCA hikers trek to the west across this gorgeous plain. image by hikemaster2

  • Today's hi...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks013.jpg Today's hike is headed beyond the western edge of RMNP, into the Never Summer Wilderness. Hikemaster Scott poses at the entrance sign a short distance up the Parika/Farview trail. image by hikemaster2

  • YMCA hiker...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks015.jpg YMCA hikers take an early break in the lush forest west of the Kawuneeche Valley. Familar faces here. Right to left: Hikemaster Tony (going as a guest), Hikemaster Martha, John Adkins (72 years young), and Eric Pryzant (15 years young). image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks021.jpg Hikemaster Martha leads a great group of 8 YMCA hikers towards Parika Peak and Farview Mountain. 4 of the 8 hikers on the hike were hikemasters! This must be a good one! Martha is a law professor at Boston University specializing in women's rights. image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks026.jpg Hikemaster Scott poses for a picture in front of Parika Peak (12, 397 ft), highest point on today's hike. What a graceful mountain...this was a *great* hike...possibly top 20 for the summer? We'll see! image by hikemaster2

  • A look bac...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks027.jpg A look back (to the southeast) down the valley towards the way we've come from. Can you identify Longs Peak? Here's a tougher one: how about Chiefshead? Hint: It looks like a point from this perspective. image by hikemaster2

  • It might b...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks029.jpg It might be hard to tell, but the greenery in the foreground is completely covered in wildflowers...the flowers on this hike are as good as any Hikemaster Scott has done this summer. Simply incredible! image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks032.jpg Hikemaster Scott takes a picture on the way to Parika Peak and Farview Mountain. image by hikemaster2

  • Tall larks...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks034.jpg Tall larkspur! It's Hikemaster Scott's favorite flower, and he hasn't seen it on the east side of RMNP anytime this summer. Some of the park's best flowers are obviously on the west side, which receives more precipitation. image by hikemaster2

  • Many conif...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks036.jpg Many conifer trees in RMNP are dying at the hands of the pinebark beetle, but not this healthy stand of spruce and fir trees. The trees are hiding some of the high peaks beyond towards which the hikers are headed. image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks040.jpg Hikemaster Scott poses in front of massive Parika Peak (right center). Farview Mountain appears much smaller towards the left center, but in fact, is only a couple hundred feet lower. image by hikemaster2

  • In the Nev...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks043.jpg In the Never Summer region of the west side of RMNP, the 13-mile long Grand Ditch road cuts across the slopes and serves hikers as a measure of their climbing progress. The ditch sits around 10,000 ft. image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks047.jpg Hikemaster Scott poses along the Grand Ditch. He's been at the ditch several times in 2008, but this is his first visit here in 2009. The water is so smooth and clear....good for rafting down? image by hikemaster2

  • Taking a s...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks050.jpg Taking a short break along the Grand Ditch road. Left to right: Hikemaster Tony, Hikemaster Martha (today's leader), Eric, Hikemaster Dave, and Paul. image by hikemaster2

  • Time for a...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks052.jpg Time for a little balance beam! Crossing the Grand Ditch on the way to Parika and Farview! That's a pretty good drop if you fall...focus on your feet here! image by hikemaster2

  • Not a clou...

    ParikaandFarviewPeaks053.jpg Not a cloud in the sky! Parika Peak looks just the way a majestic peak should look---tall and pointy! image by hikemaster2
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