A) some riders out that day: this one is me
second, loaded for multiple days to Las Vegas
third cyclist in late afternoon: down into west upper steep
B) west side - sequence low to high
back down into lower steep section
only up to 8000 feet -- snow visible already
easy section to rest from climbing
north side of road
south side
east ahead into more climbing
into the upper steep section
above still more to climb, but moderate
at the top: altitude 9624 feet / 2934 meters
C) east side high to low: Ski tracks on left near Pass
gentler down in the middle section
southwest to big slope
below the snow-line, with special Eastside clouds
Leavitt Meadows by lower east steep section
horses at the Pack Station
