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  • The Never ...

    GorgeLakes003.jpg The Never Summer Mountains to the west of the Mount Ida trail, in early dawn light. image by hikemaster

  • Looking no...

    GorgeLakes006.jpg Looking north and east from the Mount Ida trail at a beautiful sunrise in RMNP. image by hikemaster

  • The Never ...

    GorgeLakes007.jpg The Never Summer Mountains....still plenty of snow in late July. image by hikemaster

  • The Mount ...

    GorgeLakes008.jpg The Mount Ida trail heads straight for the summit (left). We did not go all the way to the summit, since our primary goal was to drop into the gorge below the peak to see the impressive Gorge Lakes. image by hikemaster

  • Early ligh...

    GorgeLakes009.jpg Early light provides lovely color to the sky south and west of Mount Ida. image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    GorgeLakes011.jpg Hikemaster Scott from atop the Ida ridge, with Chapin, Chiquita, and Ypsilon Mountains in the background to the north. image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    GorgeLakes013.jpg Hikemaster Scott on the tundra in front of the Never Summer Mountains. image by hikemaster

  • Trail Ridg...

    GorgeLakes016.jpg Trail Ridge road runs above treeline to the north of Mount Ida. image by hikemaster

  • Beautiful ...

    GorgeLakes018.jpg Beautiful tundra flowers on Mount Ida. image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    GorgeLakes021.jpg Hikemasters Tony and Matthew, with Mount Ida (right) and Chief Cheley (left) in the background. image by hikemaster

  • Cracktop (...

    GorgeLakes022.jpg Cracktop (center) and Chief Cheley (right) Mountains tower over two of the gorge lakes. Azure Lake, seen here is half-frozen, while Highest Lake lies out of sight high up at the base of the cirque between the two peaks. Longs Peak rises in the back image by hikemaster

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    GorgeLakes025.jpg Hikemaster Scott in front of a very snowy Mount Ida. image by hikemaster

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    GorgeLakes026.jpg Hikemaster Scott enjoys the Ida ridge. From here, Cracktop (left) and Chief Cheley (right) dominate the peaks, wth Azure Lake below. image by hikemaster

  • Well, look...

    GorgeLakes033.jpg Well, lookie here! Some of RMNP's best friends greeted us on the tundra near Mount Ida! image by hikemaster

  • Mount Juli...

    GorgeLakes035.jpg Mount Julian towers over Inkwell Lake. Of the 5 major peaks above the gorge lakes (Terra Tomah, Julian, Cracktop, Chief Cheley, and Ida), Julian is the highest. Longs Peak and the Front Range appear in the distance. Below: Inkwell Lake is one of R image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    GorgeLakes037.jpg Hikemaster Scott stands far above one of the gorge lakes: Inkwell. image by hikemaster

  • Eastward v...

    GorgeLakes038.jpg Eastward view towards Estes Park and the plains beyond. Early morning dark clouds hovered and shaded us for hours. This was certainly a day of clouds on the Gorge Lakes hike! image by hikemaster

  • Lake Granb...

    GorgeLakes040.jpg Lake Granby appears in the distance through the saddle between Ida and Chief Cheley. There's still lots of snow high up in the mountains. image by hikemaster

  • Some of th...

    GorgeLakes042.jpg Some of the most remote scenery in RMNP. image by hikemaster

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    GorgeLakes044.jpg Hikemaster Tony tries to capture the scenery above the Gorge Lakes....it's a tough task, to be sure! image by hikemaster
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