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Paying up for the Peak: Quandary

Access to one of Colorado's most popular hikes will now cost you the price of a Rockies game. Here's how to get around it.

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Cole Noble
Jul 30, 2021
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Today Summit County will begin restricting access to Colorado’s most popular 14’er — that ranking is based on the latest usage report from the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative.

The view from Quandary's summit. A glacial basin ringed by craggy, gray mountains sits beneath a clear blue sky. Several snowmelt lakes dot the bottom. From one of these lakes, a small river runs back down off the mountain.
View from Quandary’s summit. Before you go hiking it, wait until you see the picture at the end of the article.

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