Approach to Grays and Torreys
 A view of Torreys |
 Approaching Grays (behind the clouds) |
 In clouds on Grays |
 Me, top of Grays |
 Jesse and Kyle |
 Southwest view, top of Grays |
 Coming down, N. side Grays |
 View of Grays from Torreys |
 Back side of A-Basin |
 Me, top of Torreys |
 Coming down |
 Looking back (Grays, Torreys) |
 Trailhead |
Denver, CO
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Hiking Grays and Torreys Peaks in Colorado, July 26, 2009. For those of you who were also climbing these mountains on the same day, we’re the ones who passed you on the trail. Here’s to you, shirtless guy smoking a cig who was only a mile in when we only had a mile left! I hope you didn’t get struck by lightning.
This was a very popular trail, we saw lots of people: I could imagine this being a problem on the weekend. The road to the trailhead is 4X4 only. Standard route from Grays trailhead is 9 miles, 3,600 ft elevation gain (but remember you have to go down Grays and then back up Torreys). Great trail, had a great time. Ready for something more challenging though…
I forgot the memory card for my good camera, so these are all cell-phone pics. Sorry…
Looks like there’s still plenty of snow in the high country! What day of the week did you hike on? One thing about front range hiking is that there will always be a lot of people on the trails. If you want something more challenging, may I recommend Long’s Peak? It, like Gray’s and Torrey’s, is a front range hike, but it’s definitely worth it! It has the most spectacular features of any other front range peak by far! Oh, and then there’s always the ultimate getaway: Chicago Basin. From there you can access Eolus, Sunlight, and Windom. Watch out for the mountain goats though! If you want to access that trailhead, there are two ways: hike in 30 miles, or take the train from Durango. It is the definitive Colorado 14er experience! Keep on rockin’ in the free world, Dan!