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Mt. Democrat (14,148'), Mt. Cameron (14,238') and Mt. Lincoln (14,286')

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Date:  June 2, 2012 Climbing Party:   Aaron Dover, Amanda Harnden, Kelsey Breen, Kathryn Young, Mark Hensley, Scarlet, Ellie, Henry Elevation Gain: 3,353' Distance: 6.84 RT Time: 5:50:56 Difficulty:   Difficult Let me first start by saying that this trip was born from a trip to our favorite burger joint in our neighborhood: Park Burger. You see, this restaurant offers quite an incentive to go out and hike a 14er...every photograph you get from atop one of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks with the Park Burger flag earns you 2 beers and two delicious burgers! So an idea was crafted to take out the flag and complete the Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln trifecta in a day and get home to enjoy our spoils. Amanda and I drove up Friday night to Kite Lake in Alma and set up camp just before dark. We were able to chill in the back of the truck under a blanket for a little bit and enjoy a high altitude clear night. The stars were awesome and the moon was full giving us ...