Took the American Eagle chairlift up about half-way and hiked the rest of the way up the mountain to the Patrol HQ where we relaxed on the deck for a bit before heading back down. Patrol HQ is at 12,000 ft which is 313 ft below the actual summit.
The highway below is I-70 looking toward Frisco, Co.
Driven I-70 past this spot many times. Would love to have been there hiking up that mountain - what a glorious view. Like the line the chair lift makes - not a real fan of chair lifts (way back when preferred the rope tows :) ) but hiking from the bottom to the top wouldn't be an option so guess I'd have to get use to the chair lifts!
