"The day before this “summit” <cough>, I hit Elden via the Elden Lookout trail and between the altitude and altitude gain, I was wiped by the time I got back to the KOA. So the next morning I drove up the Elden Lookout road from the east and parked near the intersection of the 557 service road, right in sight of the peak of Mt. Elden, in all its microwave-transmitting glory. I walked the spur forest road, past TV Hill, and down towards the Devils Chair overlook and Devil’s head high point. The walk was a nice one and looking north, I could see the San Francisco peaks towering over the landscape, with Agassiz peak providing the stunning focus of the scene, complete with patches of snow still at the top. At this point it was easy to forget that town and civilization lay a mere mile south of me. I seriously could have sat there in that alpine meadow all day and just soaked it all in. But I had peaks to conquer. Important peaks. So I continued on the road as it descended from TV hill and then up to the top of Devils Hill. I spent a little time looking around and afterwards, I headed back down the road, took a detour out to see the Devils Chair overlook, which was cool, and then..." — lawrencebaker • Jun 18, 2017