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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Sun Mar 9 14:33:54 MDT 2025)

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I did a fabulous night-sunrise-day hike in Rocky Mountain NP from the Longs Peak trailhead to Chasm Lake. I also went off-trail down to Peacock Pool and back up, and then about a mile and 600' more up to Granite Pass and the high point of the Battle Mountain ridge.

This was my 8th long, hard outing (11.5 hr, 12.7 mi, 3420') in the previous 1.5 months, mostly with neighbor Don. Why did we start this time at 3:06 am? (grin) So he could attempt Longs Peak! Unfortunately he was turned back by impossible conditions at the Keyhole (bummer). The gale-force headwind we both experienced wasn't predicted, but I sure enjoyed my outing anyway.

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