• Most thing...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier001.jpg Most things look a little blurry at 2 AM, including this photo! Hikemaster Scott's parents, Art and Juli, chow down on a bowl of cereal in the middle of the night, trying to fuel up for a really, really, really big climb up Taylor Peak! image by hikemaster2

  • After seve...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier006.jpg After several hours of hiking in darkness (no moonlight this time of month either!), first light is beginning to dawn to the east. For the well-trained eye, you'll recognize the profile of the Mummy Range to the northeast here. image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier012.jpg Hikemaster Scott and his parents have made excellent progress through the night-time hours, bringing them close to Flattop Mountain's summit already, as the sun prepares to rise to the east. image by hikemaster2

  • Art and Ju...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier013.jpg Art and Juli trek up the Flattop Mountain trail in the cold morning air. Soon it will be light and the warm sun will begin to work its magic, but for now, the 5-6 layers each hiker was wearing were welcomed greatly! image by hikemaster2

  • Sunrise! ...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier019.jpg Sunrise! Just after 6 AM. When you're climbing mountains, you see the sun before anyone else does, and that is a cool feeling. It was a spectacular morning on the Taylor Peak hike, and valley fog seen here wouldn't last long. image by hikemaster2

  • Juli has c...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier020.jpg Juli has climbed Flattop Mountain 3 times. The first time, she climbed the mountain seen here, Hallett's Peak. The second time, it was Otis (see later), and today, Taylor! Taylor, being highest and further from Flattop, takes the day! image by hikemaster2

  • Another lo...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier021.jpg Another look at the sun rising above the fog to the east, announcing the start of a new day...and what a memorable day it would turn out to be for Hikemaster Scott and his parents. image by hikemaster2

  • From Flatt...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier022.jpg From Flattop Mountain, an easy view of the Mummy Range to the north is available. The four peaks seen here (left to right: Ypsilon, Fairchild, Hague, Mummy) are among RMNP's 10 highest. image by hikemaster2

  • Art and Ju...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier023.jpg Art and Juli approach the official summit of appropriately named Flattop Mountain (12,300 ft). It has gotten much colder for the hikers with 3,000 ft of elevation gain! Taylor is only 800 ft higher, but the hikers must descend twice first :-( image by hikemaster2

  • Eastward v...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier026.jpg Eastward view from the saddle between Flattop Mountain and Hallett's Peak. This is a textbook U-shaped valley, scoured by Tyndall Glacier (foreground) thousands of years ago. There's some beautiful hiking down in this valley. image by hikemaster2

  • Once atop ...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier027.jpg Once atop Flattop Mountain, the hikers turn southward to contour around Halletts and Otis peak to reach Taylor, 3rd peak over from Flattop. This northward view has Stones Peak as backdrop. image by hikemaster2

  • Beautiful ...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier029.jpg Beautiful Snowdrift Peak (right edge, climbed by Hikemaster Scott in June) bathes in early morning light to the west of the tundra above Tyndall Gorge. image by hikemaster2

  • Juli and A...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier030.jpg Juli and Art's silhouttes from the head of Tyndall Gorge. There's still a lot of tundra to trek across to get over to Taylor from here...the big hikes don't come easy, do they? image by hikemaster2

  • There it i...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier032.jpg There it is! Taylor Peak (13,153 ft) finally comes into view after 4 hours of hiking already! It's the high peak at right center in the backdrop. Juli and Art (seen here) must do plenty of up and down before going up that ramp! image by hikemaster2

  • Hikemaster...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier033.jpg Hikemaster Scott, en route to Taylor Peak for his second time (first trip: June 27, 2008). He knows not to underestimate the challenge of that huge ramp leading to the summit! There's lots of work still to be done here! image by hikemaster2

  • Passing by...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier034.jpg Passing by Hallett's and Otis Peaks brings the hikers here, the head of Andrews Glacier (descent route,as it would turn out!). At the base of the glacier, you see Andrews Tarn, and even further, The Loch. Now, time to climb Taylor's ramp! image by hikemaster2

  • Taylor Pea...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier036.jpg Taylor Peak in full sun! It's a lot of tundra walking, over grass and small rocks like you see here. Further up the ramp, the steepness increases and the grass gradually gives way to a rockier and rockier world! image by hikemaster2

  • Art and Ju...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier037.jpg Art and Juli progress slowly up the long Taylor Peak ramp...they did a great job, just taking their time. To the south in this image, we see Hallett's Peak (left) and Otis Peak (right), both already climbed by all hikers on previous trips. image by hikemaster2

  • This westw...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier038.jpg This westward view from the side of Taylor Peak reveals the west side of RMNP and the Never Summer Range. Those peaks are looking as "summery" as they ever do here in late-August! image by hikemaster2

  • Hard work ...

    TaylorPeak-AndrewsGlacier042.jpg Hard work up Taylor continues, now mainly on rocks instead of grass. Art and Juli (seen here) were concerned about traversing the rocks, but the rocks weren't as bad as they expected. Today, they've hiked the entirety of the tundra plain (right). image by hikemaster2
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