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A bit above Hell's Gate, I turn back to see how much I've climbed since my rest stop there

mc1-000027-above-hells-gate.jpg I begin the trudge from Hell's Gate up Daylight Pass RoadThumbnailsAn old rock wall along Daylight Pass RoadI begin the trudge from Hell's Gate up Daylight Pass RoadThumbnailsAn old rock wall along Daylight Pass RoadI begin the trudge from Hell's Gate up Daylight Pass RoadThumbnailsAn old rock wall along Daylight Pass RoadI begin the trudge from Hell's Gate up Daylight Pass RoadThumbnailsAn old rock wall along Daylight Pass RoadI begin the trudge from Hell's Gate up Daylight Pass RoadThumbnailsAn old rock wall along Daylight Pass Road

Yes, I have risen. Yes, this is steeper than Beatty Cutoff was. Yes, I'm glad that endorphins have kicked in because I don't seem to have much real energy left and I'm not there yet.

It's a beautiful day.