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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Tue Jul 25 13:33:14 MDT 2023)

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Neighbor Don and I finally connected on a hike for the first time since last September -- the "longer way" from Lily Lake to Estes Cone in Rocky Mtn NP. He took a weekday off work, we parked before entry permits were required at 9 am, and we spent 6:11 round trip going 8.8 mi with ~2300' of gain. He was in great shape, I was not, overweight and out of shape, and I paid for it, very sore from neck to toes the next day. Hadn't done any serious hiking since Utah in early May...

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