| Shrine Ridge Trail Hike Album |
| Shrine Ridge hike is near Vail Pass and goes to Sloane Mountain. This is a 5.23 mile roundtrip hike from 11,142 feet altitude to 11,820 for a vertical rise of 678 feet. Hiked on July 21, 2016 and with Joanne on July 18, 2018 and July 30, 2019. |
| Wildflowers are very prevelant on Shrine Ridge Trail on July 21, 2016 |
| The parking lot and trailhead |
| Next an area of trees and again wildflowers. |
| Soon we are going above treeline. |
| Map of western Summit County hikes |
| Soon we come to large rock outcroppings to the northeast. |
| The view to the west of Holy Cross Wilderness. |
| The view to the west and Holy Cross Wilderness. |
| The trailhead of Shrine Ridge Trail #2016 |
| First we pass through a meadow with Copper Mountain Ski Resort to the southeast. |
| As the trail goes north there are different wildflowers. |
| Here the flowers are mostly Paintbrush of all colors. |
| The trail continues on a ridge going north. |
| Another high overlook comes in sight. |
| The overlook views to the northeast. |
| On the overlook at the far point of the hike. |
| Panoramic from the overlook looking to the south. |
| Starting back a view to the west of Holy Cross Wilderness. |
| Closeup of a Paintbrush field with Holy Cross Mountain. |
| Holy Cross Mountain |
| The trail going south still above treeline. |
| The trail brings us back to the meadow and the end of the 5.2 mile hike. |
| Another of Holy Cross Wilderness. |
| The trailhead from the parking lot |
| The trailhead from the parking lot |
| Joanne hiking Shrine Ridge in 2018 |
| There was allot of Elephant Head wildflowers |
| There were allot of wildflowers |
| The high altitude bees are very different |
| The valley to the east |
| We reach the Shrine Ridge |
| We climb the steepest part of the trail |
| Joanne tries to count the varieties of wildflowers |
| Typical trail on the ridge |
| The view to our east |
| We continue up the ridge |
| We stop to enjoy the view from the overlook peak |
| The end of Shrine Ridge to the north |
| We start back |
| But we must stop and smell the roses. What a wonderful day! |
We find a perfect Elephant Head and a perfect Monkshood
| We pass through the fields of wildflowers and Craig marvels at Joanne's accomplishment-5.23 miles and all over 11,140 feet altitude! |
| On July 30, 2019 the snow was just going after a very big snow winter. |
| On July 30, 2019 the wildflowers were a month behind as they just got out from under the snow. |
| Joanne hiking Shrine Ridge in 2019 |