For my very first 14er a couple of freinds and I decided to try Quandry since it wasn't too far of a drive and it is not too difficult. We drove to the base of the mountain and slept in the car the night before (which was a bad idea; I hardely slept at all). We woke up at 4 and were on the trail by 4:30. It took us just under 2.5 hours to summit and under 2 hours to return to the trailhead. The trail was in very good condition and there were even crews out working on it when we were on the way down. The trail was nearly completely snow free other than a small patch just before the summit that was easy to cross with nothing but boots. Most of the surrounding peaks still had a decent amount of snow on them which made for some wonderful pictures. Hiking Quandary was very enjoyable and I plan on hiking many more in the future.
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