Arapaho Glacier Hike 7/12/2010
This was a failed attempt to go to the top of S. Arapahoe Peak by
way of Arapahoe Glacier Trail.  The 7.7 mile, 2500 vertical foot hike
encountered impossible winds in excess of 70 mph.
View from above treeline with
Mt. Neva on the right.
At this point we encountered
winds in excess of 70 mph.
Our shelter from the wind for
lunch.
On the descent we faced Mt.
Neva, where Dorothy Lake is.
Diamond Lake with a field of
Buttercup wildflowers.
View to the south of S. Arapaho
Peak.  (large)
South Arapaho Peak and
Arapahoe Glacier.
Our encounter with 3 marmots
that refused to let us pass.
Arapaho Glacier (large)