
Starting along the Colorado Trail.


Along the Colorado Trail, Rainbow Lake to the south.


A peek at Mt. Yale from along the Colorado Trail.



Very woodsy for the first few miles.




Emerging from the treeline at the saddle east of Mt. Yale. A social trail leads along the ridge. That's Mt. Yale on the left, or at least a false summit.

Looking back toward the saddle east of Mt. Yale.


Starting up the ridge to Mt. Yale.




View south toward Mt. Princeton.


Looking back the way I came up the east ridge of Mt. Yale.

Almost there? Or, false summit?

A false summit. Womp.

Heading toward the true summit as the sun majestically hits Mt. Yale.

Mt. Yale ahead.

Another shot south toward My. Princeton.

View southeast, Rainbow Lake center, Mt. Princeton right.




Approaching the Mt. Yale summit.


Mt. Yale summit looking southeast toward Mt. Princeton.

Mt. Yale summit looking west at the storms coming in.

Mt. Yale summit looking north toward Mt. Harvard (center) and Mt. Columbia (right).
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