It was an unusually cold spell in the montains (highs in the high 40's in mid-July!), a bit too cold for my wimpy fingers for climbing. So it was a good day to go on a peak-bagging advenutre. I had sort of made it my vague goal to get to every named summit in my backyard Rocky Mountain National Park. I had been scoping out a traverse of five RMNP summits—Ida, Chief Cheley, Cracktop, Julian, and Terra Tomah—that would be quite doable in a single day.

My friend Will, who also loves a good day of mountain exercise, joined me for this traverse.

Below is a map, area overlay, and photos from the fun day peak bagging in my backyard!