Trail Ridge Road September 3rd 2006 by Mike Downey

Overview: To be completed soon

Trail Ridge Road Thumbnails:

Mount Princeton from Hwy 285
Mt Princeton from Tincup Pass Rd
Another shot from Tincup Pass Rd
Chalk Cliffs
Entrance to Mount Princeton Road. We started from here.
Backside of Chalk Cliffs as seen from Mt. Princeton Rd.
Climbing up the road with unnamed peak ahead
The end of the road at 11,500 ft where the trail turns off
The first glimpse of Princeton as the trail departs from road
Brian crossing a massive talus field where the trail disappears
On top-looking north towards the other collegiate peaks
Shot of Mount Yale (14,203) to the north
Looking back down the trail towards Arkansas Valley
Looking down the northeast drainage towards valley
Looking north up the Arkansas Valley
Brian and I on the summit
The town of Buena Vista in the valley
Shot of Mount Antero (14,269) to the south

About the Author

I am currently a student at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), where I intend to get a degree in Political Science and Geography/Environmental Studies. When I'm not studying, you will find me in the mountains. I have been climbing since I was pretty little and have done climbs throughout California, Colorado and Arizona, including the highpoints of those states. I have done Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert, but I plan on doing some even higher mountains, maybe Aconcagua, Mount Mckinley or Kilimanjaro, Check back with me in about 10 years. Meanwhile you can check out some of the other trips reports:

Trip Reports

Mount Whitney August, 1997
Music Pass July, 2001
Mount Elbert July, 2002
Rito Alto Peak July, 2002
Humphreys Peak June, 2003
Lakes of the Clouds June, 2003
Gibbs & De Anza July, 2003
Mount Antero July, 2003
Comanche & Venable Aug, 2003
Horn Peak Aug, 2003
Santiago Peak Feb, 2004
Mount Adams July, 2004
Shavano/Tabeguache Aug, 2004
Mt Princeton July, 2006
Engineer Pass Aug, 2006
Schofield Pass Aug, 2006
Torrey Pines SR Dec, 2006
Mt San Jacinto May, 2007

Fill free to email me at [email protected] for questions, comments, suggestions or whatever else you can think of.

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