• After awak...

    Alice-Chiefshead007.jpg After awaking at 2:45 AM and beginning the hike at 3:45 AM, Hikemaster Scott has reached far up the Lion Lakes trail by daybreak to this pretty overlook of Copeland Mountain (left) and the Mahana Peak ridge (right). image by hikemaster2

  • About 6.3 ...

    Alice-Chiefshead010.jpg About 6.3 miles from the Wild Basin Trailhead, this image of Chiefshead Peak (13,579 ft, 3rd ranked in RMNP) opens up near Lion Lake #1. To see the "chief's head", you need to view the mountain from Glacier Gorge on the opposite side. image by hikemaster2

  • The ever-s...

    Alice-Chiefshead012.jpg The ever-so-majestic Mount Alice (13,310 ft, 12th ranked in RMNP), with morning light shining on it. This image is taken just steps in front of Lion Lake #1. image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    Alice-Chiefshead017.jpg Hikemaster Scott, at one of his favorite lakes in RMNP, Lion Lake #1 (11,000 ft). The area near the lake has a meadow-like green appearance and showcases the very best side of Mount Alice! That's how a mountain should look! image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    Alice-Chiefshead018.jpg Hikemaster Scott's hiking partner, Conor (from Waco, TX), at Lion Lake #1. The night before, the two hikers met coincidentally at dinner and each learned that the other wanted to do Alice (seen here) and Chiefshead. From there, the hike was on! image by hikemaster2

  • Chiefshead...

    Alice-Chiefshead019.jpg Chiefshead Peak rises to the northeast of Lion Lake #1. After summitting Mount Alice, the hikers will do Chiefshead second. image by hikemaster2

  • It's as if...

    Alice-Chiefshead025.jpg It's as if a giant spotlight has been cast on Mount Alice---how beautiful! Today, the hikers would approach from the right, whereas Hikemaster Scott's previous Alice trip came from Boulder-Grand Pass and up from the left. image by hikemaster2

  • Southwest ...

    Alice-Chiefshead028.jpg Southwest view from Lion Lake #1 reveals Tanima Peak, southern flank above Thunder Lake, which will appear in later photos from higher on the tundra. image by hikemaster2

  • Although t...

    Alice-Chiefshead033.jpg Although the hikers didn't realize it at this moment, they would later in the day be descending this ridge, the Mount Orton ridge, in order to be within safe distance of trees due to poor weather in the afternoon. image by hikemaster2

  • The best c...

    Alice-Chiefshead034.jpg The best cluster of Glacier Lillies that Hikemaster Scott has seen so far this year! Beautiful flowers such as these were abundant in the treeline region between Lion Lakes #1 and #2. image by hikemaster2

  • Lush regio...

    Alice-Chiefshead035.jpg Lush region between Lion Lakes #1 and #2. Here, Conor poses in front of the stream passing between the two lakes. image by hikemaster2

  • Conor is "...

    Alice-Chiefshead036.jpg Conor is "sandwiched" between a giant snowfield and a vertical slab of rock on the trip up to Lion Lake #2. Plenty of snow is still lingering around here in late July. image by hikemaster2

  • From Lion ...

    Alice-Chiefshead037.jpg From Lion Lake #2, the view south reveals Lion Lake #1 in the foreground and St. Vrain Mountain (12,200 ft) rising in the distance (center). image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    Alice-Chiefshead043.jpg Hikemaster Scott at Lion Lake #2. There's still plenty of snow around it, and as is often the case, more snow along its bank than along the shore of Snowbank Lake a short ways further up the drainage. image by hikemaster2

  • Conor walk...

    Alice-Chiefshead046.jpg Conor walks up a snowfield on his way from Lion Lake #2 up to Snowbank Lake. The character of Lion Lake #2 and Snowbank is almost the same...they should be Snowbank #1 and Snowbank #2, don't you think? image by hikemaster2

  • This view ...

    Alice-Chiefshead047.jpg This view of Snowbank Lake (7.3 miles from the trailhead) begins to reveal the tundra hiking that lies ahead for Hikemaster Scott and Conor. They're headed towards the "bump" on the horizon towards the left. image by hikemaster2

  • From above...

    Alice-Chiefshead050.jpg From above Snowbank Lake (lower left), we see Lion Lake #2 (right), as Mount Meeker (13,911 ft., 2nd highest in RMNP) rises in the center. image by hikemaster2

  • In Hikemas...

    Alice-Chiefshead057.jpg In Hikemaster Scott's opinion, Mount Alice is one of RMNP's best summits (both to look at and view the park from). Here he stands in front of the sheer rock face that is an unmistakable signature of Alice. image by hikemaster2

  • Although n...

    Alice-Chiefshead058.jpg Although nearly 300 feet higher than Alice, Chiefshead Peak (seen here) appears more tame from this vantage point above Snowbank Lake on Hourglass Ridge (leading to the Alice-Chiefshead saddle). image by hikemaster2

  • Hourglass ...

    Alice-Chiefshead059.jpg Hourglass Ridge rises in the center of the photo and signals the saddle between Alice and Chiefshead. There's plenty of rocks between here and there, though! The ridge itself, however, is grassier. image by hikemaster2
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