It was my second-to-last week at Rocky Mountain Institute, and soon I would be heading off to the urban grind of the Bay Area to start graduate school. My housemate Brian accompanied me on one last ramble through the Rocky Mountains - in this case, a two-day ramble over West Maroon Pass, to Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, and then back the next day over East Maroon Pass. It was a long hike, about fifteen miles each way, but so beautiful that I scarcely felt tired!
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Brian at Maroon Bells Lake, early in the morning (this is where the trailhead starts).
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A wildflower-filled valley in the heart of the Maroon Bells Wilderness, several hours in from the trailhead.
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Blue lupine and red Indian Paintbrush.
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Although it was close to the end of the wildflower season, we were not disappointed!
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The trail approaching West Maroon Pass.
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Last updated July 8, 2006.