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Overview
A few photos from my solo trip (3rd one) into Vestal basin with the goal to summit and traverse all 3 Trinity Peaks. I spent the night high up in Vestal Basin - got there late, so found a dry spot under a tree and set up my "bed arrangement". Woke up late ~ 6:40 am, scrambled up to Vestal Lake and took a few morning photos from there. Ascended into Vestal - West Trinity saddle and continued eastwards over all 3 summits. The route finding relatively easy, ran into a few climbers on the traverse. The route finding was not difficult, but ran into more 4th class terrain then described. I believe by scrambling around you can find easier ways to traverse, but I got lazy and many times headed just straight up. The descend from the East Trinity was slow and loose. The lake below Trinities was spectacular and asking for a swim. The hike back, including the ascent up Molas TH from Animas River was spectacular with spending time by Beaver Ponds observing moose.West Trinity 13,765 feet
Trinity Peak (Middle) 13,805 feet
East Trinity 13,745 feet
Photos
 Mt. Garfiled as seen from Molas trail |  Thirsty Moose - Beaver Ponds (turn off from Colorado Trail to Vestal Basin) |
 Wild gooseberries |  Arrow Peak as seen from Beaver Ponds |
 Moose |  Sunset over Trinity Peaks |
 My bedroom for the night |  Vestal Peak - Reflection in Vestal Lake |
 Arrow Peak and its reflection |  Morning by Vestal lake |
 Marmots |  Pica |
 Vestal Peak from east |  Vestal-West Trinity saddle with climbers |
 Middle Trinity from West Trinity |  Summit of West Trinity with Vestal Peak in the background |
 Fine scramble on the traverse |  Balsam Lake with Peak Six |
 East Trinity Peak from Middle Trinity |  Summit of Middle Trinity with 14er Eolus in the background |
 Descent from Middle Trinity |  Rugged peaks of Needles |
 Scramble up East Trinity |  Summit of East Trinity with Middle Trinity in the back |
 Trinity Lake |  Climbers on the summit of Trinity Peak - photo taken from East Trinity |
 Trinity Peak |  Unnamed lake under Trinities |
 Vestal and Arrow Peaks |  Squirrel |