
Mt. Sopris, elevation 12,953 not quite 13,000. This mountain is located in the Roaring Fork Valley, which is on your way to Aspen. It's a stunning mountain that you can see from Glenwood Springs and I-70.

Marc and I started our hike at a little over 8,000ft elevation so it was a pretty steep climb in 6 mi. We summited the middle peak in this photo. It is officially East Sopris and West Sopris is the one to the right. There was only a 1/2 mi. seperating them, but it looked alot further when we got to the top.

The peak to the most right is where we were headed, East Sopris.

It was really steep here, I needed my hands for balance. And just to make it a little more scary, the rocks were super loose.


I was cooked here, we climbed up the left ridge of the peak behind me. That was the first of three false summits.

The view to the south/west. The picture is a little foggy looking, but it was the most beautiful view I have seen. Red cliffs with bright(verdant) green hillsides and blue skies with big puffy white clouds.

View to the north. Hwy 133 to Redstone below.

Marc and Loki at the top. People build shelters on the top so that's why it looks like we are sitting in a hole. The stack of rocks in the background is a cairn it marks the trail and the top. Loki can find anywhere to lay down, even on the sharpest of rocks.

The boys getting a drink of water using their christmas present from Jen and Rich. Works great!

Thomas Lakes about 2 miles up.
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