photos/21/1007_YpsilonLake/
By
Alan Silverstein,
ajs@frii.com
(page updated Sun Mar 9 14:33:54 MDT 2025)
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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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- B4_UpFallRiverValley.jpg (215)
- B5_UpFallRiverValleyZoom.jpg (235)
- B6_UpFallRiverValleyZoom.jpg (197)
- B7_SouthToTrailRidgeRoad.jpg (302)
- B8_SouthToTrailRidgeZoom.jpg (304)
- C1_SouthAcrossMeadows.jpg (311)
- C2_SouthAcrossMeadowsZoom.jpg (341)
- C3_SouthwestZoom.jpg (417)
- D_UpLawnLakeTrail.jpg (245)
- E1_RoaringRiverGorge.jpg (406)
- E2_RoaringRiverGorge.jpg (361)
- E3_YjctInTrail.jpg (392)
- E4_CrossingRoaringRiver.jpg (416)
- E5_HeadingUphill.jpg (254)
- E6_HeadingFurtherUphill.jpg (285)
- F1_CurveAndOverlook.jpg (491)
- F2_OverlookSoutheast.jpg (391)
- G_DownToBootsByTree.jpg (476)
- H1_WeatheredTree.jpg (311)
- H2_WeatheredTreeZoom.jpg (269)
- I1_ChipmunkLakePano.jpg (144)
- I2_ChipmunkLakeLeftChiquitaYpsilon.jpg (345)
- I3_ChipmunkLakeMiddleYpsilonMtn.jpg (341)
- I4_ChipmunkLakeRightFairchildMtn.jpg (359)
- I5_LeavingChipmunk.jpg (225)
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- I7_FallColorsAtChipmunk.jpg (356)
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- J1_TreeNearYpsilonLake.jpg (454)
- J2_TrailDOWNtoYpsilon.jpg (490)
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- L4_EastEndOfYpsilon.jpg (288)
- L5_WestToMtChiquita.jpg (368)
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- L9_MtChiquitaZoom.jpg (365)
- M1_SunlightNearYpsilon.jpg (195)
- M2_BoulderUpHillside.jpg (429)
- N1_BackToChipmunk.jpg (428)
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- N3_YpsilonMtnZoom.jpg (414)
- N4_FairchildMtnZoom.jpg (496)
- N5_ChipmunkLake.jpg (383)
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- O1_EndovalleyFromCurve.jpg (416)
- O2_ZoomDownFromCurve.jpg (426)
- O3_ZoomDownToTrailhead.jpg (229)
- P_DownYpsilonTrail.jpg (461)
- Q1_UpToSkinnyAspen.jpg (143)
- Q2_DownRoaringRiver.jpg (388)
- Q3_AspenAcrossValley.jpg (312)
- Q4_AspenColorsZoom.jpg (468)
- Q5_CreekThroughAspen.jpg (272)
- R_TrailNearTrailhead.jpg (412)