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One of our stops included a short, high-altitude scramble in a subpeak area known as the devil's playground, where lightning apparently bounces from rock to rock during storms.
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Shortly after the 18-mile marker, a ranger had blocked the final stretch to the summit due to high winds and subzero temps. So we didn't quite make it to 14000', but a designated vista point provided a nice, close-up view of the top.
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On the drive down we stopped at the Glen Cove store, the highest gift shop in America.
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