 | Keith Siggins headed to camp in Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | Keith arriving at camp in Hitchens Gulch. Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk' (aka 'Jiffy Pop Pk' or 'Cloudview Pk') are in the background. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (left) and Hart Ridge on the morning of day 2. | |
 | Lead Mtn (center) and 'Never Summer Pk' (right). | |
 | Hart Ridge. | |
 | Keith hiking toward Hart Ridge. | |
 | Heading to my 'Tour of Mt Cirrus'. | |
 | The first peak of the day, an unnamed 12,450+ foot peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Keith in the talus of upper Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | At the top of a steep snow field below Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | Keith at Lake of the Clouds. Howard Mtn is right. | |
 | Lake of the Clouds. Howard Mtn is right of center. | |
 | At Lake of the Clouds. Howard Mtn is right of center. | |
 | Ice calving at the shore of Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | Crossing a snow field on the north side of Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | Keith crossing a snow field on the north side of Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | Snow fields below Howard Mtn (center). | |
 | The saddle between Howard Mtn and Mt Cirrus. | |
 | 'Never Summer Pk' beyond Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | Lake of the Clouds. 'Never Summer Pk' is left. | |
 | Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Mt Cirrus above Lake of the Clouds. | |
 | 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Hart Ridge (left), Lead Mtn (right of center), and Mt Richthofen (right) from the summit of the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Howard Mtn (right) from the summit of the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Self-photo from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Zoomed into Longs Pk and friends from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | View to the east from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. The Grand Ditch is visible below. | |
 | View to the southeast from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. Longs Pk is center. Pinnacle Pool is below. | |
 | View to the northeast from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. Long Draw Reservoir is visible in the distance. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (left), Hart Ridge (center), and Lead Mtn (right) from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Hart Ridge (left), Lead Mtn (center), Mt Richthofen (behind saddle between Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'), and 'Never Summer Pk' (right) from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. Lake of the Clouds is below. | |
 | Mt Nimbus (center) and Mt Cumulus (right) from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Howard Mtn (left) and Mt Cirrus (right) from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn. | |
 | The 3rd class ridge from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn to Howard Mtn. | |
 | Lead Mtn, Mt Richthofen (in background), and 'Never Summer Pk' from the 3rd class ridge between the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn to Howard Mtn. Lake of the Clouds is below. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (left of center), Lead Mtn (right, foreground), and Mt Richthofen (right, background) from the 3rd class ridge between the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn to Howard Mtn. | |
 | The summit of Howard Mtn. Mt Cumulus is left. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (left), Lead Mtn (center, foreground), Mt Richthofen (center, background), and 'Never Summer Pk' from the summit of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Self-photo from the summit of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Looking back at the 3rd class ridge to the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn from the summit of Howard Mtn. | |
 | Mt Richthofen (left), Lead Mtn (in front of Mt Richthofen), and 'Never Summer Pk' (center) from the summit of Howard Mtn. Lake of the Clouds is below. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (right) from the summit of Howard Mtn. | |
 | View to the southeast from the summit of Howard Mtn. Longs Pk is left of center in the background. Red Mtn is in the foreground (right). | |
 | Mt Cumulus from the summit of Howard Mtn. | |
 | View to the southwest from the summit of Howard Mtn. Parika Pk is left. | |
 | Mt Cirrus from Howard Mtn's north false summit. | |
 | Cairn at the saddle between Howard Mtn and Mt Cirrus. | |
 | Mt Cirrus from the saddle between it and Howard Mtn. | |
 | Lake of the Clouds from the saddle between Howard Mtn and Mt Cirrus. The unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn is right. | |
 | The summit of Mt Cirrus. Mt Richthofen is in the background (center). | |
 | Self-photo from the summit of Mt Cirrus. | |
 | The 3rd class ridge from the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn (left) to Howard Mtn (right) from the summit of Mt Cirrus. | |
 | Howard Mtn (left of center) and Mt Cumulus (right) from the summit of Mt Cirrus. | |
 | View to the southwest from the summit of Mt Cirrus. Parika Pk is right of center. | |
 | Hart Ridge to Lead Mtn from the summit of Mt Cirrus. Mt Richthofen is right of center. | |
 | Hart Ridge to Lead Mtn from the summit of Mt Cirrus. Mt Richthofen is left. 'Never Summer Pk' is right. | |
 | Lake of the Clouds and the unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn from the summit of Mt Cirrus. | |
 | 'Never Summer Pk' from Hart Ridge. | |
 | Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk' from Hart Ridge. | |
 | Lead Mtn from Hart Ridge. | |
 | The summit of Lead Mtn. | |
 | Mt Richthofen from the summit of Lead Mtn. | |
 | Self-photo from the summit of Lead Mtn. | |
 | 'Never Summer Pk' from the summit of Lead Mtn. | |
 | Hart Ridge to Mt Cirrus from the summit of Lead Mtn. Howard Mtn is left. | |
 | View to the southwest from the summit of Lead Mtn. | |
 | Mt Richthofen (right) from the summit of Lead Mtn. Teepee Mtn is left (foreground). | |
 | Howard Mtn (left), Mt Cirrus (center), and Hart Ridge (right) from the 4th class ridge between Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Looking back at Lead Mtn from the 4th class ridge between it and its saddle with 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Hart Ridge from the 4th class ridge between Lead Mtn and its saddle with 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | 'Never Summer Pk' from the 4th class ridge between its saddle with Lead Mtn and Lead Mtn. | |
 | Keith watching bighorn sheep at the saddle between Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Bighorn sheep at the saddle between Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn (left), Howard Mtn (right of center), and Mt Cirrus (right) from the saddle between Lead Mtn and 'Never Summer Pk'. Lake of the Clouds is visible in the upper valley. | |
 | Keith below the 4th class traverse that leads to Lead Mtn. | |
 | Bighorn sheep on 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Bighorn sheep on 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | The 4th class traverse that leads to Lead Mtn from 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Lead Mtn from 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Getting closer to the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | The summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. Mt Richthofen is right. | |
 | Self-photo from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | View to the northeast from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. Long Draw Reservoir is left. Specimen Mtn is right. | |
 | View to the north-northeast from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. Lulu Mtn is right. | |
 | Mt Richthofen from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Lead Mtn from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Hart Ridge (left) and Lead Mtn (right) from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Mt Cirrus (left of center) and Hart Ridge from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn (left), Howard Mtn (center), and Mt Cirrus (right) from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. Lake of the Clouds is below Howard Mtn. | |
 | View to the southeast from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. Longs Pk is 1/4 from left. | |
 | Lead Mtn from the summit of 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Looking back at Lead Mtn (left of center) after descending from the saddle between it and 'Never Summer Pk'. | |
 | Marmot. | |
 | Marmot. | |
 | Marmot. | |
 | Our camp in Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | Our camp in Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | Our bear bag setup. | |
 | Keith in Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | Big Dutch Creek. | |
 | Big Dutch Creek. Mt Cirrus is left. | |
 | Elk in Hitchens Gulch. | |
 | Big Dutch Creek. | |
 | Taking a break in camp. | |
 | Keith hiking along the Grand Ditch on the morning of day 3. Started in 1890 and completed in 1936, the 14 mile long Grand Ditch delivers water from the west side of the Continental Divide to towns and farms on the east side. The existance and use of the Grand Ditch today remains controversial, with tension between the National Park Service and users of the water such as the town of Fort Collins. | |
 | A river flowing down the hillside to contribute to the volume of water in the Grand Ditch. | |
 | Keith hiking along the Grand Ditch. | |
 | I hung my backpack before leaving the Grand Ditch and bushwacking up Mosquito Creek to Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Mosquito Creek. | |
 | Mosquito Creek. | |
 | A meadow near Mosquito Creek. | |
 | A meadow near Mosquito Creek. | |
 | Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Howard Mtn (left of center) and unnamed peak east of Howard Mtn (right) beyond Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Small, unnamed pond southeast of Pinnacle Pool. Longs Pk (right) is visible in the distance. | |
 | Self-photo at Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Red Mtn from near Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Columbines south of Pinnacle Pool. | |
 | Crossing of Mosquito Creek. | |
 | Back at the Colorado River Trailhead. |
