Pikes

Pikes via the Crags with Dan M. Nice new Crags trailhead below the campground with a new trail that cuts over to meet the old trail near the "3 pipes".

-4 °F as we started out but no wind. Not much to note about the ascent. Cold, I guess, but never felt too bad, as the wind was never really strong until the summit. Caught a group of 5 a bit before "Little Pikes". The road was open to the summit, so the occasional car passed by, but not a lot of traffic.

Dan was bummed to find the summit shop closed, as he'd remembered to bring money for donuts. Spent over 40 minutes on the summit.

Noting that the rangers had departed the summit a bit before us, we decided to descend the road to avoid the boulders just below the summit. Trotted down the road until we saw the ranger driving up again, then headed back over to the trail. Tagged "Devils Playground Peak" for a new cohp for Dan. Then on down to the trailhead. Nice day out.

4890 up (+22), 4870 down (-35), 1 lap, 6:53

8:03 am, 9890 - started
8:10, 10080
8:11, 10120 - high
8:15, 10080 - low
8:20, 10170
8:30, 10410
8:40, 10560
8:50, 10840
9:00, 11150
9:10, 11480
9:20, 11570
9:30, 11720
9:40, 11990
9:50, 12230
10:00, 12460
10:10, 12600
10:20, 12640
10:30, 12800
10:40, 12800
10:50, 12980
11:00, 12970
11:10, 13150
11:20, 13300
11:30, 13540
11:40, 13810
11:46, 14010 - "summit plateau" - strong winds on the summit seem to have messed with the altimeter a bit
11:48, 14060 - summit rocks, I guess
11:50, 14010
12:00 pm, 14010
12:10, 14020
12:20, 14010
12:28, 14020 - started down
12:30, 13960
12:40, 13560
12:50, 13230
1:00, 13080
1:10, 12840
1:20, 12910
1:30, 12950
1:32, 13000 - "Devils Playground Peak" ?
1:33, 13000 - started down
1:40, 12670
1:50, 12610
2:00, 11850
2:04, 11700 - break at treeline to shed, eat, drink
2:10, 11700
2:11, 11700 - hiking again
2:20, 11310
2:30, 10720
2:40, 10260
2:45, 10100 - low
2:50, 10150 - high
2:55, 9920 - finished