{"id":106,"date":"2015-10-05T01:49:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T01:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philturk.net\/?p=106"},"modified":"2025-01-19T23:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T23:24:05","slug":"mt-evans-co-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philturk.net\/index.php\/2015\/10\/05\/mt-evans-co-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Evans, CO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, Casey Quinn and I climbed the 14er Mt Evans taking an unusual off-trail route. \u00a0We parked over at Guanella Pass and bushwhacked through a couple of miles of swamp and willow. \u00a0This led us to a climb of a steep, long gully that deposited us up on the ridge line. \u00a0In the mountains of Colorado, the weather is changing now; up top, it was windy and there was about 0.5&#8243; snow. \u00a0We picked our way along the West Ridge of Mt Evans up to the summit. \u00a0On the way back down, the snow and the sleet intensified. \u00a0All told, a stout 10-mile climb that was made all the more memorable with good conversation, volatile weather, and the adventure of going cross country! \u00a06 down, 47 to go.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photonic-flickr-stream photonic-stream \" id=\"photonic-flickr-stream-1\">\n<div id=\"photonic-slideshow-flickr-1\" class=\"photonic-slideshow splide default title-display-tooltip photonic-slideshow-adapt-height-width\" data-splide=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;perPage&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;interval&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;drag&quot;:true,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:false,&quot;slideFocus&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;ltr&quot;,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;480&quot;:{&quot;perPage&quot;:1}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"splide__track\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"photonic-slideshow-content splide__list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"photonic-slideshow-img splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"splide__slide__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5704\/21332997433_d5ca093bf3_z.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The approach to the ridgeline is a bushwhack straight up the steep gully you see in the center of the picture.\" title=\"The approach to the ridgeline is a bushwhack straight up the steep gully you see in the center of the picture.\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"The approach to the ridgeline is a bushwhack straight up the steep gully you see in the center of the picture.\" id=\"photonic-slideshow-flickr-1-21332997433\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"photonic-slideshow-img splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"splide__slide__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5793\/21766280368_0d66549693_z.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Almost at the top of the gully.  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