Twelve hours prior to ascension..

I called the park rangers.. Estes Park is going to have highs in the 80s, lows in 45.. driving by the mountains on the way to Fort Collins, I could see there was some snow on neighboring peaks. The keyhole route is dry to the summit! My dutch friend is thinking he's going to wear shorts. With the high pressure and warm conditions, it's probably going to be a macy's day parade of people heading to the peak. We're about to do an inventory and run to REI here in fort collins, then take an ambien and crash for the 1:30am wakeup call.