Note
Ran up Medicine Bow Peak, down to Dipper Lake, around Dipper Lake, and then angled back towards parking, incurring a large climb through a beetle ravaged fir forest. Of course I realized I was going to have to do the climb once I made the decision to drop down to the lake. Crossed several rock glaciers of large quartzite stones on the way back and tried to avoid the ones that looked like they could be friable.
At no point did I feel particularly strong, but then there was a lot of up, and it was all pretty high. And on the trail, whether going up or down, you have to be vigilant the entire time as the thing is about as rocky as it gets. It would be easy to take a bad fall if your attention wandered.
But utterly beautiful, and still fun to do once in a while.
Met several groups of pleasant hikers and a surprising number of (accompanied) dogs.