photos/21/1007_YpsilonLake/:
By
Alan Silverstein,
ajs@frii.com
(page updated Wed Mar 16 18:14:42 MDT 2022)
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I did a dayhike to Chipmunk (10680') and Ypsilon (10560') Lakes in Rocky
Mountain NP... Gorgeous fall scenery! Starting with a spectacular
sunrise at the Lawn Lake trailhead. Another long solo hike (9 mi, 8+
hours, not fast) on short notice (good forecast => grabbed an entry
permit the previous 5 pm), starting way too early (left home 0535,
on trail 0717 just after sunrise).
Why this destination? After 44 years hiking in Colorado, including much
of RMNP -- I'd never been there! A friend did the route a bit earlier
and told me about it, which tickled my fancy.
Unfortunately due to unusually strong left knee pain after 1-2 hours
on the way up, it took me a long time to reach Ypsilon, and I skipped
continuing about 0.5 mi, 800', up to Spectacle Lakes. However, the
pain went away after a long rest, and didn't return.
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- B7_SouthToTrailRidgeRoad.jpg (309)
- B8_SouthToTrailRidgeZoom.jpg (312)
- C1_SouthAcrossMeadows.jpg (318)
- C2_SouthAcrossMeadowsZoom.jpg (349)
- C3_SouthwestZoom.jpg (427)
- D_UpLawnLakeTrail.jpg (250)
- E1_RoaringRiverGorge.jpg (415)
- E2_RoaringRiverGorge.jpg (370)
- E3_YjctInTrail.jpg (402)
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- E5_HeadingUphill.jpg (260)
- E6_HeadingFurtherUphill.jpg (292)
- F1_CurveAndOverlook.jpg (503)
- F2_OverlookSoutheast.jpg (401)
- G_DownToBootsByTree.jpg (488)
- H1_WeatheredTree.jpg (318)
- H2_WeatheredTreeZoom.jpg (275)
- I1_ChipmunkLakePano.jpg (147)
- I2_ChipmunkLakeLeftChiquitaYpsilon.jpg (353)
- I3_ChipmunkLakeMiddleYpsilonMtn.jpg (349)
- I4_ChipmunkLakeRightFairchildMtn.jpg (368)
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- J1_TreeNearYpsilonLake.jpg (465)
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- M1_SunlightNearYpsilon.jpg (200)
- M2_BoulderUpHillside.jpg (439)
- N1_BackToChipmunk.jpg (438)
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- N4_FairchildMtnZoom.jpg (508)
- N5_ChipmunkLake.jpg (392)
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- O1_EndovalleyFromCurve.jpg (426)
- O2_ZoomDownFromCurve.jpg (436)
- O3_ZoomDownToTrailhead.jpg (235)
- P_DownYpsilonTrail.jpg (472)
- Q1_UpToSkinnyAspen.jpg (146)
- Q2_DownRoaringRiver.jpg (397)
- Q3_AspenAcrossValley.jpg (320)
- Q4_AspenColorsZoom.jpg (480)
- Q5_CreekThroughAspen.jpg (278)
- R_TrailNearTrailhead.jpg (422)