Yesterday I hiked to the top of Hope Pass. This was much more challenging than Mosquito Pass. I was hiking up the south side, so there was only one place where I encountered any snow. Mosquito Pass is 13,185 feet but it has a 4WD road all the way to the top and it never gets that steep. Hope Pass is only 12,580 feet, but the trail up Hope Pass is definitely much steeper. It took me 1:50 to hike 2.5 miles. I am definitely not used to the heat. It was 68 degrees today and I thought I was going to melt. I know that that is not hot, but it has yet to break 70 this year in Leadville and about 70% of my hiking and running in the past month has been done in the 40’s, usually with rain.
Leadville can be seen in the center of the third picture.
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