But looking back, it was all worthwhile.' I even missed my campsite by a few hundred yards. I fell down a couple of times trudging through steep sandy terrain. Boy, was I glad to stay there long enough to witness the clouds and jagged peaks started to light on fire during the golden hour-it was such a spiritual experience! Descending down in the dark, equipped only by a headlamp, was not an easy task. I was the only one left up there, where a few others had long descended down and left. Grant Peak itself stands at about 13,767 ft, so I was just a few feet below that! I wasn't sure what to expect as the temperature started to drop and the sun light started to fade. Grant Peak for a sunset shot (right after a nap that is). On my second evening of backpacking in the Colorado wilderness, I decided to hike up to the ridge right next to the Ulysses S. 'This picture was taken from my last backpacking trip in Colorado's San Juan National Forest.
LieAdi Darmawan captured this photo using an iPhone Xs and submitted it to the Shot iPhone challenge only to be chosen as one of the winners.
