| Highway 50 west--and, more important, the Continental Divide. In South Park it's -25 degrees as we drive west over Wilkerson Pass. |
| We get right on the trail; some blue sky and zero degrees F |
We're frosty, but happy
| The ridge above Monarch Ski Area sort of peeking out from the trees |
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| A rare, actual use of poles |
| And, so, we end as we begun, except for the snotcicles--note the meager plow banks next to the parking area |



