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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Wed Mar 16 19:07:58 MDT 2022)

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I went with two friends, Sue Wolber and Rob Pickett (see, I don't always go alone, grin) up Crosier Mountain (9250') west of Loveland, between the main and North Fork (Glen Haven) roads in the Big Thompson Canyon. I hadn't been there in decades. It's a remarkably long hike from the east trailhead, supposedly 10.2 mi, nearly 3300' of gain, round-trip. This includes a 200+' drop into a valley on the way up, that you gotta regain going back.

We took our time, out 0926-1815 (returning after sunset). Very slow going up, which helped me avoid sore knees, 4:49 to the top.

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