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shibuisue: Crazy rocks on the summit of Taylor Mountain
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shibuisue: The connecting ridge to Mount Aetna
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shibuisue: Views as I start across the ridge
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shibuisue: Getting closer. Snow remains on the north side of Mount Aetna from a storm 2 weeks ago.
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shibuisue: Almost at the low point on the way over, see the summit of Taylor Mountain with the crazy rocks on the far right?
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shibuisue: Summit of Taylor Mountain
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shibuisue: Time for some food as I prepare to gain 725 feet in a short distance.
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shibuisue: First up, get past " the step "to acquire the main ridge of Mount Aetna.
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shibuisue: Summit of Mount Aetna, YAY!!!!
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shibuisue: Looking down the Grand Couloir from the summit of Mount Aetna.
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shibuisue: Looking back at the connecting ridge and Taylor Mountain.
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shibuisue: Talus and scree falling into the Grand Couloir on Mount Aetna
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shibuisue: Better shot of the summit of Mount Aetna and the connecting ridge to Taylor.
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shibuisue: A group of three 14ers ... L to R : Antero ( light colored in the background ), Tabeguache and Shavano as I head down Aetna to the low point in the ridge.
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shibuisue: more views
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shibuisue: views
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shibuisue: The snow was mostly avoidable.
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shibuisue: Cool looking gendarme!
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shibuisue: IMG_6494
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shibuisue: Getting higher up on the connecting ridge, almost back to Taylor Mountain summit.
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shibuisue: IMG_6497
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shibuisue: A better shot of the same three 14ers and aspens changing in the valley below.
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shibuisue: Looking back up at the summit of Taylor Mountain as I head down to my car.
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shibuisue: The Bristlecone Pine on the east side of Taylor Mountain.
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shibuisue: close up
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shibuisue: Ground cover was changing.
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shibuisue: The way home, narrow but in pretty good shape. This section is right before the green ends at the first large red dot on the topo map.
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shibuisue: Ground cover turning in the mountains. Looking at Taylor Mountain's east face.
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shibuisue: Driving down to highway 50 through Taylor Gulch. Lots of old mines.
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shibuisue: Fixer-uper.