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Mt. Evans

Mt Evans is one of the 2 fourteeners in CO with car road going all the way to the top.
(The other one is Pikes Peak.) This provides a unique opportunity to see high alpine environment without very long hike. Expect to pass many, many bicyclists working they way up to the summit!
Mt Evans mountain base is a 80 minute drive from our house.

Mt Evans is a great place to spot mountain goats, good place to spot a marmot.

Summit lake (shown on one of the pictures) is surrounded by permafrost. Rare plants found around the lake are usually found above arctic circle!
Many great hiking trails start at the lake.

Mt Evans also features Mount Goliath Research Area. A truly magical place with bristlecone pines and great birding. We got chased away by a rain storm, but we will be coming back!

[PL]
Mt. Evans jest jednym z dwoch 14-to tysiecznikow (w stopach, Mt. Evans ma 4,348 m)
na szczyt ktorego prowadzi droga samochodowa. To pozwala na przezycie bardzo wysokich stref przyrodniczych bez duzego wysilku (tzn. Sam fakt ze mija sie pare tuzinow rowerzystow pnacych sie pod gore moze dobrze zmeczyc metoda indukcji elektomagnetycznej ;).
Dojazd do stop gory Mt. Evans zajmuje 80 minut.

Mt. Evans to swietne miejsce zeby zobaczyc Mountain Goats (koza gorska), rowniez nie najgorsze miejsce na zobaczenie tutejszych swistakow (yellow-bellied marmot).

Summit Lake (jezioro pokazane ja kilku zdjeciach) jest otoczone przez permafrost wiecznie zmarnieta ziemie. Rosliny ktore tu rosna sa rowniez spotykane powyzej kola podbiegunowego.
Summit Lake oferuje wspaniale szlaki.

Mount Goliath Research Area – wspaniale magiczne miejsce z Sonsami Bristlecone (jedne z najstarszych zyjacych drzew na ziemi – wiele z tych drzew ma powyzej 2000 lat!) i okazja zobaczenia roznych stworzen.
Cactus flowers
Cactus flowers
Mountain Flowers
Mountain Flowers
Montain Goats (1). More ...
Montain Goats (1). More ...
Moutain Goats (2)
Moutain Goats (2)
Moutain Goats (3)
Moutain Goats (3)
Moutain Goats (4)
Moutain Goats (4)
Marmot. More ...
Marmot. More ...
Marmot (2)
Marmot (2)
Summit Lake (1)
Summit Lake (1)
Summit Lake (2)
Summit Lake (2)
Summit Lake (3)
Summit Lake (3)
Summit Lake Flowers
Summit Lake Flowers
Mount Goliath Research Area. More ...
Mount Goliath Research Area. More ...
Birding Mt Goliath - White Crowned Sparrow
Birding Mt Goliath - White Crowned Sparrow
Birding Mt Goliath - Moutain Blue Bird
Birding Mt Goliath - Moutain Blue Bird
Birding Mt Goliath - Moutain Blue Bird (2)
Birding Mt Goliath - Moutain Blue Bird (2)