Our camp site at Long's Peak Campground
Dan chillin at the campground before the big hike (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)
Relaxing after setting up camp
Looking NE at Estes Cone from Long's Peak campground
Summit of Estes Cone
Campfire
Kurt and Keith getting things ready for the hike
Dan and hiking partner Keith Brown, Long's Peak trail head. 4:00 a.m. (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)
5:45 a.m. Heading toward Chasm Lake trail intersection with Long's Peak trail
Kurt Hansen Taking a quick break by the trail cairn
Pre-dawn. Long's Peak trail below Chasm Junction. (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)
Chasm Lake Trail and Long's Peak Trail junction. Just before sunrise, heading towards the boulder field.
Chasm Junction, just after 6:00 a.m., as we head to the Boulder Field (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)
Sunrise over Twin Sisters north peak
Twin Sisters Sunrise (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)
Sunrise over Twin Sisters mountain
Keith and Kurt heading toward Granite Pass
Another sunrise shot through the clouds and smoky haze
Kurt with Long's in the center and Storm Peak the right
Long's Peak and South Long's (left) loom above the tundra
Marmot packing on the pounds for winter
The east face of Long's Peak - The Diamond - at sunrise
Looking across the boulder field. Long's to the left. Storm Peak on the right
Storm Peak from the boulder field