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Long’s Peak: On Top of the Summit at 14,255 ft

Long’s Peak: On Top of the Summit

These are the photos I took while on the summit of Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. All of the other photos I've posted before now were taken on the way up. In the photo of me the marker under my foot reads 14,255 feet above sea level.

I stayed on the summit for a while and had a short but deeply fulfilling meditation while there. It was a feeling of pure elation with every breath.

My ecstasy was tempered with a mild terror in knowing I would once again have to navigate the same cliffs and ledges I came up on...

 

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16 comments • John Thomas -- EcoBroker, MSEE, MBA • September 30 2010 05:35PM
Long’s Peak: From the Key Hole to the Gulley
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Long’s Peak: From the Key Hole to the Gulley This set of photos is from the Keyhole, up the gulley and around the East side of the peak. This was the final leg of my hike to the summit of Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. This was… more
A Really Big Shoe…
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Long’s Peak Hike: The Keyhole
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Long’s Peak Hike: The Keyhole This is the second set of photos from my hike to the summit of Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park This set was taken just before and just after the Keyhole. The Keyhole is quite large and it's no… more
Long’s Peak Summit Hike: Approaching Boulder Field
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Long’s Peak Hike: Before Boulder Field
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Long’s Peak Sunrise
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Long’s Peak Sunrise I hiked to the summit of Long’s Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday. I signed in at the trail head at 4:30 am. I was able to photograph the sunrise a little over two hours into the hike about 500 feet… more
Long’s Peak Summit
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