I’ve been to the summit of Mt. Evans. Getting up and down is quite the drive, and not for the inexperienced or the feint of heart. Had to stop at the bottom to let my brakes cool off. The rangers measure your brake temp with an infrared thermometer when you get to the bottom.
There are half-tame mountain goats up there that just hang around and will almost but not quite let you get close enough to touch them. Could be because a couple of the nanny goats had kids running around at the time.
The view is awe-inspiring. It was a very clear day when we were up there and we could see for many miles. It makes you feel like the king of the world, while at the same time humbling you by showing how small you are compared to the majesty of earth.
The left has to ruin everything, so I would suggest that the new name for Mt Evans should be Mount(ain) Goat, in honor of the critters that live up there.
As an edit to my previous post a few minutes ago:
I just decided to google map Mt Evans to see if any of the goats showed up in the satellite image of the summit. They didn’t, but it looked like it must have been closed when the image was taken, because the place was deserted.
But, Google has the name of the mountain already shown as “Mt Blue Sky”. But the road leading up to it still shows as “Mt Evans Road (Closed Winters)”.
Mt. Blue Sky. Pathetic.