PHOTO LIBRARY

 

     Following is a list of photos taken on my climbs, indexed with captions for easy viewing.  Mountains are listed in alphabetical order.  Each of these photos can be viewed either directly from this index or from links from key words in the trip reports.

(*My favorite photos)

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mt. adams   (Aug. 24, 2001)
   1.   Horn Lake.
   2.   On the shore of Horn Lake.
   3.   The view of Adams from the lake.
   4.   On Adams' northeast ridge.
   5.   Adams' summit block.
   6. *View of the Crestones and Kit Carson from the summit.
   7.   View of Kit Carson and Challenger Point from the summit.
 
MT. AETNA   (July 1, 2004)
   and TAYLOR MOUNTAIN
   1.   Hoffman Park and Mt. Aetna.
   2.   The slopes up to Taylor's southwest ridge.
   3.   Mt. Aetna, from Taylor's southwest ridge.
   4.   Mt. Aetna, from Taylor's summit.
   5.   Mt. Antero, Tabeguache Peak, and Mt. Shavano, from Taylor's summit.
   6.   Monarch Ski Area, from Taylor's summit.
   7.   The Aetna/Taylor saddle, and the slopes to Aetna's summit.
   8.   Taylor Mountain, from Aetna's summit.
   9.   Descending into the Middle Fork Valley.
 10.   The rockslide gully on Aetna's south face.
 
mt. antero   (Oct. 15, 1997)
   1.   The lower slopes.
   2.   The gully I ascended above timberline.
   3.   The upper slopes just below the north ridge.
   4.   Looking down at the snowy slopes below, from near the summit.
   5.   View of Shavano and Tabeguache from the summit.
   6.   View of Mt. Princeton from the summit.
   7.   View to the southwest from the summit.
   8.   Sadie on the summit.
 
ARROW PEAK   (July 26, 2003)
   and VESTAL PEAK
   1.  Unloading from the train at Elk Park.
   2.*Arrow and Vestal Peaks from the beaver pond along the Elk Creek Trail.
   3.  Backpacking up the steep trail in the Vestal Creek drainage.
   4.  Hail on the ground at our campsite in the meadow.
   5.  The slopes we climbed up out of the valley toward Vestal.
   6.*Vestal Peak in the early morning light.
   7.  Arrow Peak, and the ramp we went up.
   8.*Looking across at the Wham Ridge on Vestal from Arrow's slopes.
   9.  Connie coming up the ramp on Arrow.
 10.  On Arrow's summit, with Vestal beyond.
 11.*View of the Vestal drainage and the Trinity Peaks from Arrow's summit.
 12.*Jagged Mountain, and Sunlight and Windom Peaks, from Arrow's summit.
 13.*Pigeon and Turret Peaks from Arrow's summit.
 14.  Heading down from Arrow's summit.
 15.*View of Vestal and its south slopes, and the Arrow/Vestal saddle, from the summit of Arrow.
 16.  On Vestal's summit ridge, approaching the summit.
 17.  The view of Arrow from Vestal.
 18.*A pond in the Vestal Creek Valley, and the Trinity Peaks, the next morning.
 19.*The Trinity Peaks.
 20.*Vestal and Arrow Peaks from the valley.
 21.  Arrow Peak from the valley.
 22.  The meadow in the valley that we camped in.
 
ATLANTIC PEAK    (Sept.27, 2000)
   and PACIFIC PEAK
   1.   The north face of Quandary Peak.
   2.   The first lake in McCullough Gulch.
   3.   A mountain goat on the rocky slopes.
   4.   The upper lake in McCullough Gulch and the crux slope.
   5.   Pacific Peak from the top of the crux slope.
   6.   Pacific Peak from the summit of Atlantic.
   7.   Quandary Peak from Pacific.
   8.   Pacific Tarn and Quandary from Pacific.
   9.   View to the west from the summit.
  10.  Copper Mountain Ski Area and the Gore Range from the summit.
  11.*View of Atlantic, the Lincoln Group, and Quandary from the summit.
  12.  Going down the crux slope.
  13.  View of Fletcher Mountain from upper McCullough Gulch.
 
mt. belford   (Sept. 18, 1997)
   1.   Slopes covered with yellow aspens on the ascent.
   2.   The ridge across to Mt. Oxford from the summit.
   3.   Bruce and I on the windy summit.
   4.   Belford's northeast ridge, from Missouri Gulch.
   5.   Going back down the trail through the aspens.
 
mt. bierstadt   (Febr. 17, 1997)
   1.   Sunrise over snow-covered Bierstadt, from Guanella Pass.
   2.   Bruce wearing his snowshoes and winter gear.
   3.   Looking back at Guanella Pass from Bierstadt's west slopes.
   4.   The view up the west slopes as we neared the summit.
   5.   Me on the summit.
   6.   View to the south from the summit.
 
MT. BIERSTADT, EAST RIDGE ROUTE   (July 29, 2001)
   1.   The lower east ridge, from near timberline.
   2.   Brian coming up the grassy slope on the ridge.
   3.   Approaching the rugged part of the ridge, with the summit beyond.
   4.   Abyss Lake in the valley below.
   5.   The steep terrain we traversed on the right side of the ridge.
   6.   Brian, Artie, and Mark on the summit.
   7.   Looking back down at the east ridge from the summit.
   8.   View down into the basin to the west, from the west slopes trail.
 
MT. BIERSTADT   (Sept. 24, 1999)
   and MT. EVANS, VIA THE SAWTOOTH RIDGE
   1. *Looking down at the Sawtooth from the summit of Bierstadt.
   2.   Approaching the Sawtooth.
   3.   Brian clinging to the rocks at one of the more difficult places.
   4.   Looking back at Bierstadt from partway across the ridge.
   5. *The snow-covered ledge above the cliffs on the west side of the ridge.
   6.   Looking back at the ridge after we completed it.
   7.   On Evans' west ridge approaching the summit.
   8. *Me on Evans' summit.
   9.   Bierstadt and the Sawtooth, from Evans' west ridge.
  10.  The basin we bushwhacked across to return to Guanella Pass.
  11.  Looking back up at the Sawtooth and Bierstadt.
 
BISON PEAK   (Jan. 28, 1997)
   1.   Bison Peak from the Tarryall Road.
   2.   On the slopes above timberline approaching the summit.
   3.   View to the south of McCurdy Mountain and Pikes Peak.
   4.   Snowy peaks to the northwest from the summit.
 
BLANCA PEAK   (Aug. 24,1998)
   and ELLINGWOOD POINT
   1.   The rough Como Lake road.
   2.   Como Lake and Little Bear Peak.
   3.   Ellingwood and Blanca as I hiked up the valley.
   4.   The slope up to Blanca's north ridge.
   5.   On Blanca's summit, with Little Bear beyond.
   6. *View of Mt. Lindsey from Blanca's summit.
   7.   Ellingwood from Blanca's north ridge.
   8.   View of Little Bear from Ellingwood's summit.
   9.   Lakes in the valley below.
  10.  Ellingwood's southwest slope on the descent.
 
BORAH PEAK, IDAHO   (Aug. 22, 2004)
   1.   Borah Peak, from the road on the way to the trailhead.
   2.   The trailhead.
   3.   The earthquake fault line running across the mountainside.
   4.   The spot where we camped for the night.
   5.   Me standing beside the fault line.
   6.   Brian on the trail up the ridge, before we reached Chicken Out Ridge.
   7.   Me scrambling up a Class 3 section.
   8.   Brian coming down the 20 foot downclimb.
   9.* Brian looking up at the slopes to the summit.
 10.* View of the Lost River Range to the south, from the ridge.
 11.   Brian on the summit, with the deer antlers.
 12.* The Lost River Range to the south, from the summit.
 13.   The mountains to the southwest.
 14.   The banner on the summit.
 15.   Heading back down the trail, contouring across a slope.
 16.   Other climbers on the 20 foot downclimb.
 17.* Colorful view of the mountains to the south, from the saddle.
 18.   Going down Chicken Out Ridge, with the trailhead far below.
 
BOUNDARY PEAK, NEVADA   (June 29, 2003)
   1.* Sierra sunrise from Lone Pine, California.
   2.  The Nevada desert near Westgard Pass.
   3.  Boundary Peak from the Trail Canyon Road.
   4.  View from the trailhead.
   5.  Sagebrush-covered slopes above the valley floor.
   6.  Boundary Peak, and the side valley I went up.
   7.  The scree slope I went up.
   8.  The ridge to the summit, from the top of the scree slope.
   9.  On the ridge approaching the summit.
 10.  The summit, with Montgomery Peak beyond.
 11.  The ridge to Montgomery Peak.
 12.  View of White Mountain from the summit.
 13.  View of Nevada desert ranges from the summit.
 14.  The rough ridge up to Boundary, from near the Montgomery/Boundary saddle.
 15.  Looking down the scree slope into the valley below.
 16.  In the lush valley, with the sagebrush slopes above.
 17.  Boundary Peak from the northwest, from U.S. Hwy. 6.
 
MT. BROSS   (Aug. 18, 1996)
  and MT. DEMOCRAT
  and MT. LINCOLN
   1.   View of Kite Lake from Democrat's east slope.
   2.   Nicole on the summit of Democrat.
   3.   The ridge to Mt. Lincoln from Democrat's summit.
   4.   Going down Democrat's northeast slope.
 
MT. BROSS, DECEMBER ASCENT   (Dec. 16, 1998)
   1.   Bross from the road near the trailhead.
   2.   The eastern slopes of Bross that I went up.
   3.   The summit plateau.
   4.   View to the northwest of Mt. Democrat and Holy Cross.
   5.   View to the southwest of the Sawatch Range.
   6.   Looking down the east slopes on my descent.
 
MT. BUCKSKIN    (Oct. 2, 2002)
   1.   Wintry scene at the Kite Lake Trailhead.
   2.   Climbing up the snow-covered slopes.
   3.   Brian on the summit.
 
CALIFORNIA PEAK   (Sept. 24, 2001)
   1. *The Huerfano River Valley and California Peak.
   2.   Yellow aspens along the road in the early morning light.
   3. *Blanca Peak at the head of the valley.
   4.   Lily Lake and Blanca Peak.
   5.   Mt. Lindsey and other peaks from Point 13,577.
   6. *Blanca, Ellingwood, and Lily Lake from Point 13,577.
   7.   The ridge to California from Point 13,577.
   8. *Blanca, Ellingwood, and Little Bear from California's summit.
   9.   California's north ridge, and the Crestones beyond.
  10.  Elk grazing on California's north ridge.
 
CAPITOL PEAK   (August 23, 1999)
   1.   The trail up the valley, with Capitol Peak beyond.
   2.   Capitol Lake and Capitol Peak.
   3.   Our campsite, and Capitol Peak.
   4. *Capitol's north face at sunset.
   5.   Pierre Lakes and Snowmass Mountain from K2.
   6. *Capitol Peak from K2.
   7.   Bruce going across the Knife Ridge.
   8. *K2 from Capitol's northeast ridge.
   9.   Capitol's rugged southeast face.
  10.*The Pierre Lakes below as we neared the summit.
  11.*View of Snowmass Mountain and the Maroon Bells from the summit.
  12.*Colorful view of Mt. Sopris from the summit.
  13.  Capitol Lake from the summit.
  14.  K2 from the northeast ridge on the descent.
  15.*Coming back across the Knife Ridge.
  16.  Capitol Lake in the valley below.
 
MT. CARILLON, CALIFORNIA  
   (See MT. RUSSELL)
 
CASCO PEAK    (Sept. 14, 2002)
   and FRASCO BENCHMARK
   and FRENCH MOUNTAIN
   1.   Fall colors near timberline in the morning light.
   2.   Frasco Benchmark from upper North Lackawanna Gulch.
   3.   Casco and the Frasco/Casco saddle from upper North Lackawanna Gulch.
   4.   The rough slope to the Frasco/Casco saddle.
   5.   On Casco's north ridge, approaching the summit.
   6.   Mt. Elbert from Casco's summit.
   7.   Lackawanna and Grizzly Peaks from Casco's summit.
   8.   The ridge to Frasco and French.
   9.   The rough lower part of the ridge to Frasco.
  10.*Looking back at Casco from Frasco's south ridge.
  11.  Casco and La Plata Peak from Frasco's summit.
  12.  French Mountain from Frasco.
  13.  Mt. Elbert from French Mountain.
  14.  Deer Mountain from French.
  15.  Casco Peak, and Frasco's southeast slopes from French.
  16.*The slope from the ridge down into North Lackawanna Gulch.
  17.  North Lackawanna Gulch, and Mt. Champion.
  18.*Fall colors along the trail.
  19.*Fall colors in the valley.
 
CASTLE PEAK   (Sept. 30, 1997)
   1.  *Sunrise reflection at Independence Pass.
   2.   On the hike up to Montezuma Basin.
   3.   Montezuma Glacier and Castle Peak.
   4.   The snowfield below the Castle-Conundrum saddle.
   5.   Castle and its northeast ridge.
   6.   On the northeast ridge nearing the summit.
   7.   Me on the summit, with the Maroon Bells beyond.
   8. *View of the other Elk Range 14ers from the summit.
   9. *View to the southwest from the summit.
  10.  Looking down at the northwest ridge as I left the top.
  11.  View of Castle from Conundrum.
  12.  The snow slope I descended from the Castle-Conundrum saddle.
  13.  View of Castle from the basin.
  14.*Yellow aspens in the Castle Creek Valley.
  15.*Fall colors on the slopes below Castle.
  16.*Yellow aspens along the road.
  17.*Sunset at Wilkerson Pass.
 
CATHEDRAL PEAK   (Oct. 1, 2001)
   1.   In the upper valley near Cathedral Lake, with Malamute Peak.
   2. *Cathedral Peak in the early morning light.
   3. *Cathedral Lake.
   4. *Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak.
   5.   Looking down at the lake from the grassy slope above.
   6.   The crux gully on the south ridge and Cathedral Peak.
   7.   Going up the gully.
   8.   Brian coming up the gully, with Cathedral Lake below.
   9.   Coming up the south ridge.
  10.  View of Castle Peak from the summit.
  11.*Cathedral Lake in the valley below from the summit.
  12.  Brian on the summit, from the north end of the summit ridge.
  13.  View of Cathedral's rough north ridge and Electric Pass.
  14.  Brian coming back down the gully.
  15.*Cathedral Lake from a grassy bench above.
 
CLINTON PEAK   (Aug. 13, 2002)
   and TRAVER PEAK
   1.   Traver and Clinton from the valley.
   2. *Mt. Democrat from the valley.
   3.   The rough Wheeler Lake road.
   4.   Wheeler Lake.
   5.   Water cascading down a slope above the lake.
   6.   Wheeler Lake from the slopes above.
   7.   The basin above the lake, with Clinton's false summit above.
   8.   The ridge to Clinton from the false summit.
   9.   Quandary, Pacific, and Fletcher from Clinton's summit.
  10.  View of Fremont Pass and the Climax Mine from Clinton.
  11.  Democrat and Traver Peaks from Clinton.
  12.  The ridge I followed to McNamee and Traver Peaks from Clinton.
  13.  The ridge to Traver from McNamee Peak.
  14.  Looking back at Clinton from Traver Peak.
  15.  Mt. Arkansas from Traver's summit.
  16.  View of Democrat's north ridge from Traver.
  17.  The southeast slopes of Traver from the valley below.
 
MT. COLUMBIA   (June 28, 1997)
   1.   A ghost forest at timberline seen on my snowy attempt in May.
   2.   Columbia's snowy south ridge in May.
   3.   Columbia's southwest slopes from the valley below.
   4.   View of Horn Fork Basin from the south ridge.
   5.   On the south ridge on the approach to the summit.
   6.   View of Mt. Harvard from the summit.
   7.   View of Columbia's south ridge, Princeton, and Yale from the summit.
   8.   Going down Columbia's southwest slope.
   9.   Looking back up at the route I descended.
 
CRESTONE NEEDLE   (Aug. 25, 1997)
   1.   The Needle from South Colony Basin.
   2.   The route to Broken Hand Pass.
   3.   Looking down at Lower South Colony Lake.
   4. *The Needle from Broken Hand Pass.
   5. *Bruce coming up the couloir on the Needle's south face.
   6.   Bruce on the summit, with Crestone Peak beyond.
   7.   The ridge across to Crestone Peak.
   8.   View of Humboldt Peak from the summit.
   9.   View over the Needle's east face into South Colony Basin.
  10.*Coming down the couloir.
  11.  The Needle from the pass on our descent.
  12.*The Needle from the basin in the afternoon light.
 
CRESTONE PEAK   (July 26, 1998)
   1.   Tony coming up through the rocks below Broken Hand Pass.
   2.   Cottonwood Lake from Broken Hand Pass.
   3.   In the basin below Crestone's south face.
   4.   In the lower end of the Red Couloir.
   5.   In the fog at the Red Notch at the top of the couloir.
   6.   Looking down the north couloir from the Red Notch.
   7.   On the summit.  
   8.   Descending the couloir.
   9. *Looking back up the couloir.
  10.  View into the green valley below.
 
CRYSTAL PEAK   (Oct. 17, 2001)
   1.   Upper Mohawk Lake.
   2.   The valley above the Mohawk Lakes.
   3.   Looking back down at the valley from Crystal's south slopes.
   4. *View of Pacific Peak from the summit.
   5.   View of Peak 10, Grays, and Torreys from the summit.
   6.   Looking back at the summit on the descent.
   7.   Lower Crystal Lake.
   8.   Francie's Cabin.
 
CULEBRA PEAK   (July 14, 1999)
   1.   The Taylor Ranch.
   2.   Our campsite on a meadow overlooking the San Luis Valley.
   3.   Culebra's northwest slopes from the trailhead.
   4.   Emily resting on a high slope above timberline.
   5. *View of Culebra from the northwest ridge.
   6.   Carneros Lake in the basin below.
   7.   View of the Spanish Peaks from the summit.
   8. *Flowery slopes on the descent.
 
CULEBRA PEAK, THE CMC LOTTERY CLIMB   (Aug. 22, 2003)
  and RED MOUNTAIN
   1.  Hikers going up the ranch road.
   2.  The group taking a break at the end of the road, with Culebra's slopes above.
   3.  On Culebra's lower northwest ridge.
   4.  The long ridge to the summit.
   5.  Culebra and Red, as we approached Culebra's summit.
   6.  On the summit of Culebra.
   7.  Red Mountain, from the summit of Culebra.
   8.  Looking up at Red's north slopes, from the Culebra/Red saddle.
   9.  On the summit of Red, with Culebra beyond.
 10.  The ominous storm cloud nearby, from the summit of Red.
 
MT. DEMOCRAT   
   (See MT. BROSS)
 
MT. DEMOCRAT, NORTH RIDGE ROUTE   (Sept. 29, 2002)
   1. *Democrat's snowy north face as we approached.
   2.   The ridge to Point 13,460, and Democrat, from the basin below.
   3. *Approaching Point 13,460, with Democrat's rugged north ridge beyond.
   4.   Jason and Brian going through the notch.
   5.   Brian coming up the ridge.
   6.   The ridge to the summit, after the most difficult part.
   7. *Brian and Steve coming up the talus slope below the summit.
   8.   Jason, Steve, and Brian on the summit.
   9.   A dark cloud approaching while we were on the summit.
 
DEVILS CAUSEWAY   (June 22, 1998)
   1.   Emily on the shore of Stillwater Reservoir.
   2.   Artie, Gabriel, and Teresa on the trail.
   3.   Little Causeway Lake and the trail toward the upper basin.
   4.   In the snow-filled basin.
   5.   The cliff below the upper ridge.
   6.   The minor summit we went over just before the Causeway.
   7. *The Devils Causeway.
   8.   Standing on the Causeway.
   9. *View of the valley below and Flat Top Mountain from the ridge.
 
DRIFT PEAK   (Sept. 9, 2004)
   1.   The drainage above Blue Lakes Reservoir that I went up.
   2.   Fletcher Mountain.
   3.   Drift Peak, Fletcher Mountain, and the Fletcher/Drift saddle.
   4.* Quandary Peak from the Fletcher/Drift saddle.
   5.   Drift's rough southeast slopes, and the gully I went up.
   6.   The gully I went up.
   7.   On Drift's rough south ridge.
   8.* View of Quandary Peak from the summit.
   9.   Pacific Peak and Fletcher Mountain from the summit.
 10.   Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Democrat from the summit.
 11.   The valley I went down.
 12.   Looking back at the summit from the lake.
 13.   Abandoned camp gear near the lake.
 14.   The CMC sign painted on a rock.
 15.   Approaching Blue Lake Reservoir.
 16.* Looking back up the valley from the shore of the reservoir.
 
DYER PEAK   (Sept. 16, 2003)
   1.  Looking up the valley at Dyer from the trailhead.
   2.  View of the summit from the slopes just above timberline.
   3.  The slopes to the summit.
   4.  Gemini Peak, and the Gemini/Dyer saddle, from the summit.
   5.  Mt. Sherman from the summit.
   6.  The snow on the summit.
   7.  The view to the south from the summit, with the Sawatch Range in the distance.
   8.  The view to the north from the summit, of the Mosquito Range and Mosquito Pass.
   9.  Looking down at the route I came up in Sacramento Gulch.
 
EAST BUFFALO PEAK   (June 26, 1999)
   1.   East Buffalo from near the trailhead.
   2.   The summit from timberline.
   3.   The slopes to the summit from the saddle.
   4.   View of the Arkansas River Valley and Sawatch Range from the summit.
   5.   View of West Buffalo from the summit.
   6.   The slopes I went down and the valley below from near the top.
 
MT. EDWARDS   (Aug. 8, 2002)
   1. *Heading up the valley from the trailhead, with the summit above.
   2.   The upper slopes to the summit.
   3.   My lab Jorie and the goat.
   4.   The goat, with McClellan Mountain beyond.
   5.   View of Grays and Torreys from the summit.
   6. *The Stevens Gulch Trailhead and McClellan Mountain from the summit.
   7.   Evans and Bierstadt from the summit.  
   8.   Argentine Peak and Square Top Mountain from the summit.
   9.   Looking down into the valley as I descended.
  10.  View up the valley to Argentine Pass from the trailhead.
 
MT. ELBERT   (Aug. 29, 1985)
   1.   View of Twin Lakes from Elbert's southeast slopes.
   2.   Me on the summit, with Mt. Massive beyond.
   3.   View of La Plata and other peaks from the summit.
   4.   Yellow aspens on the descent.
 
MT. ELBERT, ON 9-11   (Sept. 11, 2001)
   1. *Aspens along the road to the Grizzly Trailhead.
   2.   Valley below the McNasser Gulch Road.
   3. *Aspen-lined road to the Elbert Trailhead.
   4. *The Mt. Elbert Trail in an aspen grove.
   5. *View of Twin Lakes from near timberline.
   6.   The couple from New York City on the summit.
   7.   View of La Plata Peak from the summit.
   8.   Going back down Elbert's east slopes.
   9.   Looking back up at the summit.
 
MT. ELBERT, SUMMIT CAMARADERIE   (Sept. 2, 2002)
   1. *Teresa in the aspens on the lower part of the trail.
   2. *Twin Lakes from near timberline.
   3.   On the trail above timberline, with the summit beyond.
   4.   Teresa and I on the summit.
   5.   Climbers chatting with each other on the summit.
   6.   View of La Plata Peak from the summit.
   7.   View of Casco Peak and French Mountain from the summit.
   8. *Taking a break at timberline on the descent.
   9. *On the trail back down through the yellow aspens.
 
EL DIENTE   (Sept. 9, 2000)
   1. *El Diente and the lower waterfall of Kilpacker Creek.  
   2.   El Diente's rugged south face.
   3.   Approaching the summit on the class three ridge.
   4.   El Diente's summit.
   5.   Me on the summit, with Mt. Wilson beyond.
   6.   View into Kilpacker Basin from the summit.
   7. *View of Wilson Peak from the summit.
   8. *The rough ridge across to Mt. Wilson.
   9.   El Diente from the Kilpacker Creek Valley.
  10.*Sunset view of Mt. Sneffels from a mesa on my return to Ridgway.
 
ELLINGWOOD POINT
   (See BLANCA PEAK)
 
EMERALD PEAK   (June 21, 2002)
  and IOWA PEAK
   1. *Cloyses Lake and the valley I hiked up.
   2.   Emerald Peak from the saddle.
   3.   Iowa Peak from the saddle.
   4.   Looking down at Pear Lake on the other side of the saddle.
   5.   Emerald Peak, and its southwest slopes that I climbed.
   6.   Looking back down at the saddle from the southwest slopes.
   7.   On the upper ridge approaching Emerald's summit.
   8.   View of the Three Apostles from the summit.
   9.   Mt. Harvard from the summit.
  10.  The ridge to Iowa, with Missouri Mt. beyond, from Emerald's summit.
  11.  Looking back at Emerald from Iowa.
  12.  View to the west of Huron Peak, Cloyses Lake, and the basin below.
  13.  Missouri Mt. from Iowa, with Elkhead Pass, Belford, and Oxford.
  14.  The west slope of Missouri Mt., from the scree slope I descended.
 
MT. EOLUS   (July 31, 1999)
  and SUNLIGHT PEAK
  and WINDOM PEAK
   1.   Boarding the train in Durango.
   2.   The train on a ledge above the Animas River.
   3.   Backpackers unloading at Needleton.
   4. *Chicago Basin, and Sunlight and Windom Peaks.
   5.   Looking down into the valley from our campsite.
   6.   Sunlight Peak in the early morning light.
   7. *The rugged view from Windom's west ridge.
   8. *Brian on the summit of Windom.
   9. *View of Sunlight from Windom's summit.
  10.  View of Eolus from Windom's summit.
  11.  Me on Windom's summit.
  12.  View of a frozen lake below Windom's summit.
  13.  A rock window near Sunlight's summit.
  14.  The summit block and the gap to step across to reach it.
  15.  Brian on Sunlight's summit block.
  16.  View of a scenic lake in a basin below Sunlight.
  17.  View of the Sunlight Spire from Sunlight's summit.
  18.  Mt. Eolus and the Catwalk from the Eolus-North Eolus saddle.
  19.  The ledges below Eolus' summit, from the Catwalk.
  20.  View to the basin below from Eolus' ledges.
  21.*View of Sunlight and Windom from Eolus.
  22.*View of Pigeon and Turret Peaks from Eolus.
  23.  View of North Eolus from Eolus.
  24.*Peak 18 in the early morning light from camp.
  25.  Goats visiting our camp.
  26.  Mt. Eolus from camp.
  27.  The train arriving at Needleton.
 
MT. EVANS   (May 31, 1997)
   1.   The marshy valley we hiked across, from Guanella Pass.
   2.   Hal on the snowy slope above the valley.
   3.   Evans and its west ridge, from Spalding's summit.
   4.   Mt. Bierstadt from the Evans-Spalding saddle.
   5.   On the crest of Evans' west ridge.
   6.   Me on the snowy summit.
   7.   The summit parking lot and observatory.
   8.   Hal on the summit.
   9.   Returning below the crest of the west ridge on its south side.
  10.  Mt. Bierstadt from the west ridge.
  11.  Going back down the west slopes.
  12.  Looking back across the valley to Mt. Spalding at day's end.
 
MT. EVANS, VIA THE SAWTOOTH RIDGE
  (See MT. BIERSTADT, 1999)
 
FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN   (June 23, 1998)
   1.   Flat Top Mountain from the trailhead.
   2.   The snow slope we went up.
   3.   Looking down at Stillwater Reservoir from part way up.
   4.   The slopes above timberline to the summit.
   5.   View of the Flat Tops to the southwest.
   6.   On the summit, with its huge cairn.  
   7. *View from the summit of Stillwater Reservoir and the Flat Tops.
   8. *View down into the Bear River Valley from the summit.
   9.   Glissading back down the snow slope.
 
FLETCHER MOUNTAIN   (Dec. 9, 2002)
   1.   View up the Monte Cristo Valley from above the Blue Lake Reservoir.
   2.   Looking up the hanging valley to Fletcher.
   3.   The ridge I followed above the valley.
   4.   Fletcher, Atlantic, and Pacific Peaks.
   5. *Fletcher's snow-covered summit pyramid.
   6. *Drift Peak from the summit.
   7. *Quandary and its west ridge from the summit.
   8.   Lincoln and Democrat from the summit.
 
FRASCO BENCHMARK
  (See CASCO PEAK)
 
FRENCH MOUNTAIN
  (See CASCO PEAK)
 
MT. GARFIELD   (March 27, 1999)
   1.   Mt. Garfield from I-70.
   2.   Mt. Garfield from the trailhead.
   3.   Looking down at the trailhead and the ridge I came up.
   4. *Where the trail traverses across a steep slope.
   5.   I-70 in the valley below.
   6.   The gentle area the trail went up across.
   7.   On the summit plateau as I neared the summit.
   8.   Sadie and Allie at the brink of the cliffs on the summit.
   9.   The plateau to the northeast of the summit.
  10.*The view down into the valley to the south from the summit.
  11.  The view of Grand Junction to the west from the summit.
  12.  The valley and Grand Mesa east of the summit.
  13.*The Bookcliffs stretching away to the north.
 
GARFIELD PEAK  
  (See GRIZZLY PEAK)
 
GEMINI PEAK   (April 19, 1999)
  and MT. SHERMAN RECLIMB
   1.   Snow-covered Mt. Sherman, from the Fourmile Creek Road.
   2.   Where I parked at the end of the snow-plowed road.
   3.   View of Sherman ahead as I walked up the road.
   4.   Looking southwest at Horseshoe Mountain from the upper slopes.
   5.   Approaching Sherman's summit.
   6.   View of the Sawatch Range to the northwest from the summit.
   7.   View of Gemini from Sherman's summit.
   8.   Gemini's summit cone.
   9.   Mt. Sherman from Gemini.
 
GOLDEN HORN
  (See VERMILLION PEAK)
 
GRAYS PEAK   (Aug. 27, 1995)
   1.   Emily at the trailhead.
   2. *The ridge to the south across the valley.
   3.   Other hikers coming up the trail.
   4.   A stream flowing through the rocks.
   5.   Going up Grays' northeast slope.
   6.   Snow below the Grays-Torreys saddle.
   7.   Grays' summit.
   8.   The ridge across to Torreys.
   9.   Emily on the summit.
  10.  Mountain goats resting on the slopes.
 
GREENHORN MOUNTAIN   (May 29, 1999)
   1.   The downed trees I bushwhacked across.
   2.   The summit ahead in the distance.
   3.   Approaching the summit cone.
   4.   View of the Wet Mountains north of the summit.
   5.   The south slopes I came up, and the Spanish Peaks, from the summit.
   6.   View of the Crestones from the summit.
 
GRIZZLY PEAK   (Aug. 14, 2003)
  and GARFIELD PEAK
   1.  On the trail up into the valley.
   2.  Grizzly at the head of the valley.
   3.  The slopes up to Grizzly's east ridge.
   4.  View of Garfield from Grizzly's east ridge.
   5.  Grizzly's rough east ridge.
   6.  Grizzly Lake in the basin below the ridge to the north.
   7.  The ridge to the summit.
   8.*View down into McNasser Gulch from the summit, with La Plata Peak beyond.
   9.*View of the east ridge from the summit, with Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive beyond.
 10.  Garfield from Grizzly.
 11.  The slopes up to Garfield's summit.
 12.  Looking back at Grizzly from Garfield's summit.
 13.*Point 13,740 from Garfield's summit.
 14.  Heading back down McNasser Gulch.
 15.  A flowery meadow, with Grizzly beyond.
 
GUADALUPE PEAK, TEXAS   (March 28, 2003)
   1. *The Guadalupe Mountains.
   2.   El Capitan and Guadalupe Peak.
   3.   The foggy view from the trailhead.
   4.   The route up through the cliffy area.
   5.   The trail through the flat area at about 8000 feet elevation.
   6.   The footbridge.
   7.   The slopes up to the summit.
   8.   The summit.
   9.   The monument on the summit.
 
HAGERMAN PEAK   (July 15, 2004)
   1.* Snowmass and Hagerman Peaks, the evening before.
   2.   On the trail in the early morning.
   3.   Hagerman's rough south face.
   4.* View down into the valley from about 12,100 feet.
   5.* The Maroon Bells and Fravert Basin, from Hagerman's south face.
   6.   Brian coming up the talus slope.
   7.* Brian on the ridge approaching the summit.
   8.   The rugged ridge from Hagerman to Snowmass.
   9.* Snowmass Mountain, from Hagerman's summit.
 10.* The Maroon Bells.
 11.   Snowmass Lake.
 12.   Lead King Basin and Geneva Lake.
 13.   A climber coming up the southwest ridge.
 14.   Heading back down Hagerman's east ridge.
 15.* Trail Rider Pass and the Maroon Bells.
 16.* The Maroon Bells above the North Fork Crystal River Valley.
 17.* Siberia Peak.
 18.   Brian crossing the stream on the beaver dam.
 19.* Snowmass and Hagerman above Geneva Lake.
 
HALF PEAK   (July 30, 2004)
   1.* Sunshine Peak, from the Cataract Gulch Trail.
   2.   Emily on the trail in the basin above timberline.
   3.   Going up Half Peak's gentle southern slopes.
   4.   The narrow ridge and the summit plateau beyond.
   5.   Going across the ridge.
   6.   Looking down into upper Cataract Gulch.
   7.* Looking down at Cataract Lake in the green basin below.
   8.   The sheer cliff on the north side of the summit.
   9.   The Needle Mountains on the horizon.
 10.   Pole Creek Mountain and Rio Grande Pyramid.
 11.   Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre.
 
HANDIES PEAK   (Oct. 2, 1998)
   1.   Yellow aspen-covered slopes along the Cinnamon Pass road.
   2.    American Basin, covered with snow.
   3.   The trailhead.
   4.   Emily hiking up through the snow.
   5.   The upper slopes to the summit.
   6. *View of the Needle Mountains from the summit.
   7.   View of Redcloud and Sunshine from the summit.
   8.   Emily on the summit, with Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre beyond.
   9.   Hiking back down into American Basin.
  10.  Handies Peak and American Basin.
 
HANDIES PEAK, EAST SLOPES ROUTE   (Aug. 2, 2001)
   1. *Jason in a flowery meadow with Handies beyond.
   2. *Colorful wildflowers with the summit beyond.
   3.   Brian on the trail with the basin below and the ridge to the south.
   4. *Looking back down into the valley from the slopes above.
   5.   On the gentle ridge approaching the summit.
   6.   Brian, Jason, and myself on the summit, with Wetterhorn beyond.
   7. *View of Half Peak from the summit.
   8. *View of Sloan Lake and Niagara Peak from the summit.
   9. *View of Whitecross Mountain on the descent.
 
HANGING LAKE   (April 28, 1997)
   1.   Hanging Lake and Bridal Veil Falls.
   2.   Trout swimming in the water.
   3. *Hal standing by the waterfall.
   4.   Emily by Spouting Rock.
   5.   The ice cone beside the waterfall.
 
MT. HARVARD   (July 13, 1996)
   1.   At timberline in Horn Fork Basin.
   2.   Mt. Harvard and Horn Fork Basin.
   3.   On the shore of Bear Lake.
   4. *View of Mt. Yale from Bear Lake.
   5.   Going up Harvard's upper slopes.
   6.   The final pitch to the summit.
   7.   View of Princeton, Yale, and Horn Fork Basin from the summit.
   8.   Me on the summit.
   9.   Tony and a marmot.
  10.  Hal heading down from the summit.
  11.  A flowery slope near the summit.
  12.*View of Bear Lake on the descent.
  13.  Looking back at Harvard.
  14.  A bear eating dinner along the road on our way home.
 
HOLY CROSS   (July 10, 1998)
   1.   Emily at the Wilderness Area boundary.
   2.   Resting at Halfmoon Pass.
   3.   The view of Holy Cross' north face from the trail.
   4. *The Gore Range at dawn.
   5.   Holy Cross' north face.
   6.   The Bowl of Tears Basin.
   7.   On the north ridge.
   8.   The rocky slope near the summit.
   9.   Me on the summit.
  10.  View down the Cross Couloir from the summit.
 
HOLY CROSS RIDGE   (Sept. 2, 2004)
   1.   In the valley above Lake Constantine.
   2.   Water cascading over granite slopes.
   3.* Lower Tuhare Lake.
   4.   Upper Tuhare Lake, and the summit of Holy Cross Ridge above.
   5.   The talus slopes to the summit.
   6.   Point 13,768 across the valley from the upper slopes.
   7.   Point 13,768, from the summit.
   8.   Tuhare Lakes in the valley below.
   9.* Mt. of the Holy Cross.
 10.   Notch Mountain.
 11.   Mt. Jackson.
 12.   The Halo Ridge, from near the summit of Holy Cross Ridge.
 13.   Notch Mountain and the Bowl of Tears Lake, from the Halo Ridge.
 14.   On the Halo Ridge.  
 15.   View of Mt. of the Holy Cross and Holy Cross Ridge, from the Notch Mountain shelter house.
 
MT. HOPE   (May 17, 2002)
   1.   View across the Clear Creek Valley to the south.
   2.   Hope Pass from timberline.
   3.   Mt. Hope's east ridge and Hope Pass.
   4.   Approaching the pass.
   5.   View of Twin Lakes and the Mosquito Range from the pass.
   6.   Oxford, Belford, and Missouri from the pass.
   7.   Going up Hope's east ridge.
   8.   La Plata from the summit.
   9.   Elbert from the summit.
  10.  Huron and the Three Apostles from the summit.
  11.  Going back down the east ridge.
 
HORSESHOE MOUNTAIN   (Sept. 27, 2003)
   1.  Horseshoe and its east cirque, from the old mining road.
   2.  Horseshoe's northeast ridge.
   3.  On the summit ridge.
   4.  View of Mt. Sherman from the summit.
   5.  View to the south from the broad summit, with a mining shack a short distance away.
   6.  View of Twin Lakes, La Plata Peak, and Mt. Elbert from the summit.
   7.*The Leavick Tarn, with Horseshoe above.
   8.  Mt. Sherman up the valley as we drove out.
 
HUERFANO PEAK   (Sept. 23, 2003)
  and THE IRON NIPPLE
   1.*Blanca Peak at the head of the valley early in the morning.
   2.  Mt. Lindsey from the upper basin.
   3.*The Iron Nipple and Huerfano Peak from the upper basin.
   4.  The trail across the basin, with Mt. Lindsey above.
   5.  Mt. Lindsey, from the Lindsey/Iron Nipple saddle.
   6.  The Iron Nipple from the Lindsey/Iron Nipple saddle.
   7.  The notch I went through on the ridge on the way to the Iron Nipple.
   8.  The Iron Nipple's southeast slopes.
   9.  The Iron Nipple's rough summit ridge.
 10.  Blanca and Ellingwood from the Nipple's summit.
 11.  Huerfano from near the Nipple's summit.
 12.  Lindsey, and the Lindsey/Iron Nipple saddle, from the Nipple's summit.
 13.  Looking back at the Iron Nipple and Blanca from Huerfano's southwest slopes.
 14.  Blanca and Ellingwood from the summit of Huerfano.
 15.  The Spanish Peaks from Huerfano's summit.
 16.  California Peak from Huerfano's summit.
 17.  Huerfano's rough north summit ridge.
 18.  Looking down at the basin north of Huerfano that I bushwhacked across.
 19.  Looking back up at the summit from the basin.
 20.*Looking back at Huerfano beyond the woods I bushwhacked through.
 21.*Blanca at the head of the valley, from the switchbacks on the Huerfano Trail.
 22.*Golden aspens in the valley below.
 23.*On the Huerfano Trail, with the scenic valley below.
 24.*On the trail near the trailhead.
 25.*A colorful autumn view of Blanca from the road on the way out.
 26.*Autumn alpine grandeur.
 
HUMBOLDT PEAK   (July 7, 1997)
   1.   Our campsite near the trailhead.
   2.   View of the Crestone Needle from camp.
   3. *Lower South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak.
   4.   Heading up Humboldt's west shoulder.
   5.   The Crestone Needle and Crestone Peak from Humboldt's west ridge.
   6.   Emily on the summit, with the Crestones beyond.
   7.   Coming back down the west slopes.
   8.   Broken Hand Pass from South Colony Basin.
 
HUMBOLDT PEAK   (Sept. 1, 2003)
   1.  View of Humboldt from the trail near timberline.
   2.  The Crestone Needle, from near Lower South Colony Lake.
   3.  Lower South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak.
   4.  Looking up at Humboldt's west ridge from the saddle.
   5.  Climbing up the talus on the west ridge.
   6.*Dramatic view of the Crestones from Humboldt's west ridge.
   7.  The ridge to the summit.
   8.  Teresa on the summit.
   9.*View of the Crestones on the descent.
 10.  Driving across the creek on our way out.
 
HUMPHREYS PEAK, ARIZONA   (Sept. 20, 2004)
   1.   The beginning of the trail.
   2.   On the trail through the woods.
   3.   At the Humphreys/Agassiz saddle.
   4.   In the fog on the ridge to the summit.
   5.   Approaching the summit.
   6.   Going back under the ski lift as I returned to the trailhead.
 
HURON PEAK   (Oct. 8, 1996)
   1. *Morning reflection view in the Clear Creek Valley.
   2.   Huron and the basin below its north slopes.
   3.   Going up Huron's snowy north slope.
   4.   Approaching the summit.
   5. *View of the Three Apostles from the summit.
   6.   Going back down the north slope.
   7.   The Three Apostles from the basin.
 
ICE MOUNTAIN   (Aug. 23, 2003)
  and NORTH APOSTLE PEAK
   1.  Ice and North Apostle, as we approached up the valley.
   2.  The steep slopes up the gully on the climb to the Ice/North Apostle saddle.
   3.  View of Huron and La Plata Peaks from the north slopes.
   4.  View of West Apostle from the gully.
   5.*The rough ridge up to Ice, from just above the saddle.
   6.*Looking across at North Apostle, while on the ridge to Ice.
   7.*Brian coming up the crux gully.
   8.*Brian on a narrow ledge in the upper part of the gully.
   9.  Brian on the summit of Ice.
 10.*View of North Apostle from the summit of Ice.
 11.  West Apostle, and Ice's western point, from the summit of Ice.
 12.  Brian coming back down the gully.
 13.  In the lower end of the gully.
 14.  The burned register on the summit of North Apostle.
 15.  View of Ice Mountain from the summit of North Apostle.
 16.  Looking down into the valley on our descent.
 
IOWA PEAK
  (See EMERALD PEAK)
 
IRON NIPPLE
  (See HUERFANO PEAK)
 
JONES MOUNTAIN   (July 14, 2002)
  and NIAGARA PEAK
   1.   Jones and Niagara from the 4WD road in Burns Gulch.
   2.   The Jones/Niagara saddle.
   3.   Snare Gulch below the other side of the saddle.
   4.   The ridge to Niagara from the saddle.
   5.   View of the Needle Mountains to the southwest from Niagara's summit.
   6.   Burns Gulch from the summit.
   7.   The ridge to Jones.
   8.   Looking back at Niagara from Jones' south ridge.
   9.   Niagara from Jones' summit.
  10.  Niagara's north face and the saddle from Jones' west slopes.
  11.  Looking back up at Jones' west slopes that we came down.
 
JUPITER MOUNTAIN   (July 18, 2004)
   1.   Unloading at Needleton.
   2.   Brian on the trail in Chicago Basin.
   3.   Mt. Eolus.
   4.   Twin Thumbs.
   5.   Aztec Mountain.
   6.* A flowery meadow at timberline.
   7.* Sunlight and Windom Peaks.
   8.   Jupiter Mountain.
   9.* Evening light in the Needle Creek Valley.
 10.* Windom Peak and Peak 18 in the evening light.
 11.* Last rays of sun on the mountains above our camp.
 12.   Mt. Eolus from Jupiter's slopes.
 13.* The rough route to Jupiter's summit, from the false summit.
 14.* View of Windom, Sunlight, and Jagged from the summit.
 15.   The frozen lake below Windom.
 16.   Mt. Eolus and North Eolus.
 17.* Rio Grande Pyramid.
 18.* Hazel Lake and McCauley Peak.
 19.   Returning to the false summit on the Class 2+ ridge.
 20.* Looking down from the grassy slopes into the basin below.
 21.* Looking back up at Jupiter's green slopes.
 22.* A flowery meadow in upper Chicago Basin.
 23.   Goats along the Needle Creek Trail.
 24.   A goat watching me take my tent down.
 
KAT CARSON   (Aug. 16, 2002)
  and OBSTRUCTION PEAK
   1.   Humboldt Peak from the lower trail.
   2. *Lower South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak.
   3.   Broken Hand Pass, from near the lower lake.
   4.   Humboldt's west slopes up to the saddle.
   5. *The Crestone Needle from Humboldt's west slopes.
   6.   North Colony Basin and Colony Baldy.
   7. *Humboldt Peak from the ridge.
   8. *Crestone Peak from the ridge.
   9.   Kat Carson, Obstruction Peak, and the Bear's Playground from the ridge.
  10.  Kat Carson and Obstruction Peak from the Bear's Playground.
  11.*Humboldt and South Colony Basin from Obstruction Peak.
  12.*The Crestones from Obstruction Peak.
  13.  Kat and Kit Carson from Obstruction Peak.
  14.  The southeast face of Kat Carson from the Obstruction/Kat Carson saddle.
  15.  Climbing up Kat Carson's southeast face.
  16.  Obstruction Peak and Humboldt from Kat Carson's summit.
  17.  The Blanca Group from the summit.
  18.  Kit Carson from the summit.
  19.  The steep slopes down from Kat on the route to Kit.
  20.  Mt. Adams from the summit.
  21.*The north face of Crestone Peak.
  22.  Looking back at Kat Carson from the Bear's Playground.
  23.  The Bear's Playground and the Crestone Needle.
  24.*Upper South Colony Lake.
  25.  The Crestone Needle in the afternoon light.
 
KINGS PEAK, UTAH   (Aug. 23, 2004)
   1.   Looking across upper Henry's Fork Basin, at the slope we went up and King's summit beyond.
   2.   The shortcut slope up the gully we took to climb out of the basin.
   3.   Looking back down into Henry's Fork Basin from the top of the slope.
   4.   View of Anderson Pass and the ridge to the summit, from the top of the slope.
   5.   Looking back down at the top of the slope from Anderson Pass.
   6.   The ridge to King's summit from Anderson Pass.
   7.   Me in the snowstorm on the summit.
   8.   Going back down on the snow-covered talus.
   9.   In Henry's Fork Basin, looking back toward Kings.
 10.   Sheep in the basin.
 11.   A cow moose and calf.
 
KIT CARSON   (Sept. 9, 1999)
   1. *Willow Lake.
   2. *Kit Carson and Willow Lake.
   3.   Kit Carson and the slope to Challenger Point.
   4. *View of Kit Carson and Crestone Peak from Challenger's summit.
   5.   The plaque on the summit of Challenger.
   6.   Kit Carson Avenue.
   7. *View of Crestone Peak from Kit Carson's summit.
   8.   View of Willow Lake from the summit.
   9.   View of Challenger Point from the summit.
  10.*Kit Carson from above Willow Lake.
 
LACKAWANNA PEAK   (Nov. 19, 2003)
   1.   Snow-covered Mt. Hope, and Twin Lakes, from Highway 82.
   2.   Snowpacked Highway 82 on the way to the trailhead.
   3.   Looking up through the trees at the snowy slope I went up.
   4.   On the ridge above timberline looking toward the summit ridge.
   5.   Looking back down into the valley.
   6.   On the upper slopes looking up at the ridge to the summit.
   7.   The summit ridge.
   8.* View of the Elk Range to the southwest from the summit.
   9.   Casco Peak and Mt. Elbert from the summit.
 10.   Looking back down the summit ridge, with La Plata Peak beyond.
 11.   Going back down the ridge, with Grizzly Peak beyond.
 
LA PLATA PEAK   (July 20, 1996)
   1.   In the basin below La Plata.
   2.   The route to the La Plata-Sayres Peak saddle.
   3. *View of the valley and Huron Peak from the saddle.
   4.   Going up La Plata's southwest slope.
   5.   Tim on the summit, with Elbert and Massive beyond.
   6.   The Clear Creek Valley.
MT. LINCOLN
  (See MT. BROSS)
 
MT. LINCOLN, WINTER ASCENT   (Jan. 29, 1999)
   1.   Hiking across the snowy tundra slopes, with the summit beyond.
   2.   The snow slope that I climbed up.
   3.   Looking down the slopes toward the trailhead.
   4. *View to the west from the summit, of Democrat, the Sawatch, and Elks.
   5. *View to the northwest, of Clinton and Holy Cross.
   6.   View of Mt. Bross and the Mosquito Range from the summit.
   7.   Looking down the slopes I descended from near the top.
   8. *Mt. Bross, from near timberline.
 
MT. LINDSEY   (Aug. 16, 1997)
   1.   Blanca Peak at the head of the Huerfano River Valley.
   2.   Lindsey's pointed summit from the basin to the west.
   3.   Tony pondering the ascent as we approached the mountain.
   4.   The route up the gully on the north face.
   5.   Looking down the gully as we came up.
   6.   Tony on the summit, with Blanca Peak beyond.
   7. *The valley in the afternoon light.
 
LITTLE BEAR PEAK   (Aug. 26, 1999)
   1.   The couloir from the valley to Little Bear's west ridge.
   2.   On the west ridge.
   3.   Climbing up the class four gully.
   4.   Looking back down the gully.
   5.   Brian on the summit, with Blanca Peak beyond.
   6. *View of Blanca and Ellingwood from the summit.
   7.   Brian coming down the gully.
   8.   Blanca and Ellingwood from the west ridge.
   9.   Hiking along the crest of the west ridge.
  10.  Going down the couloir to our camp.
  11.  Our camp, with Little Bear above.
 
LONGS PEAK   (Aug. 12. 1979)
   1.   Crossing a stream on the lower part of the trail.
   2.   On the trail above timberline.
   3.   In the Boulderfield.
   4. *The Keyhole in the fog.
   5.   The route beyond the Keyhole.
   6.   Hiking along the Narrows.
   7.   Me on the summit.
   8.   Our hiking party on the summit.
   9.   View of Chasm Lake from the summit.
  10.  Going down the Homestretch.
  11.  Going down the Trough.
 
LONGS PEAK, REVISITED   (Aug. 17, 2000)
   1.   The Keyhole.
   2.   The route beyond the Keyhole.
   3.   Looking down the Trough.
   4.   The route along the Narrows.
   5.   Going up the Homestretch.
   6.   Brian on the summit of his 54th 14er.
   7.   The broad summit.
   8.   Longs Peak and the Keyhole from the Boulderfield.
 
MARBLE MOUNTAIN   (Oct. 17, 2002)
   1.   On the trail approaching Music Pass.
   2. *Tijeras Peak from Music Pass.
   3.   The Upper Sand Creek Valley from Music Pass.
   4. *Tijeras Peak from the trail in the valley.
   5.   Upper Sand Creek Lake and Music Mountain.
   6.   Milwaukee Peak from the upper lake.
   7. *Tijeras Peak and the upper lake from the slopes above.
   8.   Music Pass, the valley, and the upper lake from the slopes above.
   9.   The Marble/Milwaukee saddle that I hiked up to.
  10.*The Crestone Needle and South Colony Basin from the saddle.
  11.  The Upper Sand Creek Valley from the saddle.
  12.*The Crestone Needle from the saddle.
  13.  Broken Hand Peak from the saddle.
  14.  The ridge I followed from the saddle toward Marble Mountain.
  15.*On the ridge approaching the summit.
  16.  Looking back at the ridge and South Colony Basin from Marble's summit.
  17.  Milwaukee Peak from the summit.
  18.*Tijeras Peak, Music Mountain, and the upper lake from the summit.
  19.  The ridge to the south I followed from Marble.
  20.  Looking back up the valley to Marble, the Needle, and Milwaukee.
  21.  On the ridge approaching Music Pass.
  22.  Tijeras Peak and the lower lake from the ridge in the afternoon sun.
  23.  Jorie laying down for a break on the ridge.
 
MT. MASSIVE   (June 19, 1989)
   1.   View of Massive from the road.
   2.   On the south ridge.
   3.   Me on the summit.
   4.   View to the west from the summit.
   5.   A marmot on the summit, with North Massive beyond.
   6.   The south ridge.
 
MT. MASSIVE   (Aug. 30, 2001)
  RIDGE HIKE FROM N. MASSIVE TO S. MASSIVE
   1.   Mt. Elbert in the early morning light.
   2.   North Massive at the head of the upper basin.
   3.   Brian hiking up across the snow slope.
   4.   Taking a break on the south ridge, with Massive beyond.
   5.   North Massive's southwest slopes that we went up.
   6. *View down into the North Halfmoon Creek drainage from North Massive.
   7. *Brian on North Massive, with the ridge to Massive beyond.
   8.   North Massive's eastern summit.
   9.   Looking back at N. Massive's summit and the scree gully we came down.
  10.  The long ridge to Massive.
  11.  On Massive's main summit, with the north ridge beyond.
  12.  View of Massive from South Massive.
  13.  Looking down the long slope we descended back into the valley.
 
McCURDY MOUNTAIN   (June 18, 2003)
   1.  On the trail through the woods.
   2.  Looking down into the valley from partway up the trail.
   3.  Approaching timberline.
   4.  A ghost forest at timberline.
   5.  Pancake-like rock formations.
   6.  Where I left the trail and began bushwhacking toward the summit.
   7.  Approaching the summit.
   8.  The ramp to the summit.
   9.  View from the summit.
 
McINTYRE HILLS   (Jan. 27, 2003)
  A HIKE ACROSS A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA
   1.   In one of the canyon bottoms.
   2.   An ice flow on the floor of a canyon.
   3.   The crux of the route.
   4.   A bighorn sheep on a rocky slope above.
   5.   A cactus in the lower canyon.
 
MT. MEEKER   (July 19, 2003)
   1.  Meeker's south slopes, from the Meeker Meadow.
   2.  Brian coming up the slopes from the basin.
   3.  The slope we went across to reach the south ridge.
   4.*Longs Peak, from Meeker's south ridge.
   5.  Pagoda Mountain, from Meeker's south ridge.
   6.  Talus on the ridge.
   7.  View of Meeker's summit, from the south ridge.
   8.*Brian on Meeker's summit.
   9.*Longs Peak from Meeker's summit, with the Loft below.
 10.  The ridge to Meeker's eastern summit.
 11.  Looking down at Meeker's north slopes from the summit.
 
MISSOURI MOUNTAIN   (July 27, 1997)
   1.   The Clear Creek crossing on the 4WD road to Cloyses Lake.
   2.   Cloyses Lake from the slopes above.
   3.   Missouri from the basin to the west.
   4.   Going up the slope on Missouri's west shoulder.
   5.   On Missouri's northwest ridge.
   6.   View from the ridge into the basin.
 
MT. MUIR, CALIFORNIA
  (See MT. WHITNEY)
 
NIAGARA PEAK
  (See JONES MOUNTAIN)
 
NORTH APOSTLE PEAK
  (See ICE MOUNTAIN)
 
NORTH CARBONATE PEAK   (Oct. 21, 2003)
   1.* Sunrise on Mt. Antero.
   2.* Early light on the Chalk Cliffs.
   3.   View of North Carbonate from the valley after I left the 4WD road.
   4.   Heading up the slopes just above timberline.
   5.   Mt. Antero across the valley to the northeast.
   6.   On the slopes heading up to the ridge.
   7.   The ridge to the summit.
   8.* View of Mt. Antero from the summit.
   9.   Tabeguache and Shavano, and Browns Lake, from the summit.
 10.   Mt. Ouray and Carbonate Mountain to the south.
 11.   Heading down the slopes to the lake in the basin below.
 12.   Goats on the upper slopes.
 13.   Looking back up at the slopes to the summit.
 14.   On the shore of the lake with the summit above.
 15.   View of North Carbonate from the trailhead.
 
NORTH MAROON PEAK   (Sept. 12, 1998)
   1.   The Maroon Bells from Maroon Lake.
   2.   On the trail approaching the Bells.
   3.   Our fire at timberline.
   4.   Looking down the grassy gully.
   5.   The block-like sedimentary rocks.
   6.   The rough terrain on the northeast ridge.
   7.   One of the many dropoffs along the route.
   8.   Tim on a narrow ridge.
   9.   Me on the summit.
  10.*View of Pyramid across the valley.
  11.  View of Crater Lake on the rough descent.
  12.  Tim climbing down through the ledges.
 
NOTCH MOUNTAIN   (July 12, 2001)
   1.   A meadow at timberline.
   2. *Holy Cross from Notch Mountain.
   3.   The shelter house.
   4.   The plaque in the shelter house.
   5.   The shelter house from Notch's southern summit.
   6.   Holy Cross and its north ridge from Notch's summit.
   7.   Notch's northern summit, from the southern one.
 
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
  (See KAT CARSON)
 
MT. OKLAHOMA   (Sept. 19, 2003)
   1.  Mt. Oklahoma from the North Halfmoon Creek Trail.
   2.  Oklahoma from the east before we crossed the valley.
   3.  The drainage we hiked up below the mountain's south slopes.
   4.  The crux scree slope.
   5.  Steve coming up the scree slope.
   6.  Steve approaching the summit.
   7.  View of Mt. Massive and North Massive from the summit.
   8.  Leaving the summit.
 
MT. OURAY   (June 21, 2001)
   1.   Mt. Ouray from the Marshall Pass Road.
   2.   Bristlecone pine forest at timberline.
   3.   The Devil's Armchair and Ouray's east ridge.
   4.   Going up the east ridge.
   5.   View of the valley I came up and the Sangre de Cristos from the summit.
   6.   Looking north at the Sawatch Range from the summit.
 
MT. OXFORD   (Sept. 25, 1998)
   1.   Oxford's east ridge from the Pine Creek Valley.
   2.   The route up Oxford's south ridge.
   3.   Little John's Cabin.
   4.   View of the Pine Creek Valley and the Buffalo Peaks.
   5. *Mt. Harvard from Oxford's south slopes.
   6.   The ridge across to Belford from the summit.
   7.   Going back down the south slopes.
   8.   Going down a steep gully.
   9.   Yellow aspens and Mt. Harvard.
  10.  Fall colors in the valley, with Oxford above.
 
PACIFIC PEAK
  (See ATLANTIC PEAK)
 
PANCAKE ROCKS   (Sept. 25, 2003)
   1.  Teresa and I on the trail in an aspen grove.
   2.  The Pancake Rock formations.
   3.  The vista from the Pancake Rocks.
 
PHOENIX PEAK   (Sept. 17, 2004)
   1.   My truck and boat at the trailhead.
   2.* Yellow aspens in the valley, with the summit beyond.
   3.   Phoenix Park.
   4.* Aspens along the trail just before I came to the old trailhead sign.
   5.   Aspen logs across the trail.
   6.   At timberline.
   7.   The lower ridge and the slopes above to the saddle.
   8.   The ridge to the summit, from the saddle.
   9.   The big cairn on the summit, with San Luis and Stewart Peaks beyond.
 10.   San Luis and Stewart Peaks.
 11.   The ridge from Phoenix to La Garita Peak.
 12.   Yellow aspens in the valley below, and the San Juans in the distance.
 13.   Going back down the slopes below the saddle.
 14.   Looking down at Wason Park.
 15.* Yellow aspens in the valley on my descent.
 16.* Yellow aspens and beaver ponds.
 
PICKET WIRE CANYONLANDS   (April 17, 2003)
   1.   The trailhead.
   2.   Descending into Withers Canyon.
   3.   The ruins of the old ranch buildings.
   4.   Looking down into the valley at the Purgatoire River.
   5.   Adobe walls of the old Dolores Mission.
   6.   The cemetery and the chapel ruins.
   7.   Dinosaur tracks.
   8. *Parallel sets of dinosaur tracks.
   9.   The Purgatoire River at the dinosaur tracksite.
  10.  A stone arch along the trail.
 
PIGEON PEAK   (July 16, 2002)
  and TURRET PEAK
   1.   View of Pigeon Peak from Silverton.
   2.   The footbridge over the Animas River at Needleton.
   3.   The Animas River.
   4.   Looking up the North Pigeon Creek drainage from the Ruby Creek Trail.
   5.   The brutally steep Ruby Creek Trail.
   6.   The Ruby Creek/Pigeon Peak trail junction.
   7.   The columbine carved in the aspen tree at the trail junction.
   8.   The steep terrain we bushwhacked up through.
   9.   View of Pigeon Peak as we neared timberline.
  10.  Pigeon Peak from our camp in the meadow.
  11.*Pigeon Peak from the meadow.
  12.  On the upper grassy slopes approaching the summit.
  13.  The rocky upper north face.
  14.  On the summit of Pigeon.
  15.*Arrow and Vestal Peaks from the summit.
  16.*Jagged Mountain from the summit.
  17.*Turret Peak and Mt. Eolus from the summit.
  18.*View of Arrow and Vestal as we came down the north face.
  19.  The scree slope we came up to reach the saddle south of Pigeon.
  20.  Turret Peak from the saddle.
  21.*Profile view of Pigeon's sheer east face.
  22.  Brian on the summit of Turret.
  23.*Monitor, Jagged, and the Turret Needles from the summit.
  24.*Jagged and the Rio Grande Pyramid from the summit.
  25.*Eolus and Sunlight from the summit.
  26.*Pigeon Peak from the summit.
  27.*Gazing at the grand panorama.
  28.  Our camp in the lower meadow.
  29.  The train arriving in Needleton to pick us up.
 
PIKES PEAK   (Sept. 2, 1980)
   1.   At the trailhead preparing for our backpack.
   2.   One of our rest stops along the way.
   3.   On the trail, with the summit in the distance.
   4.   On the trail near timberline.
   5.   The ghost forest at timberline.
   6.   In a snow shower near the summit.
   7.   Back at camp after the climb.
 
PIKES PEAK    (Oct. 17, 2000)
  DAYHIKE UP THE BARR TRAIL
   1. *Pikes Peak in the early morning light.
   2.   Early morning colors along the trail.
   3.   View to the south from the trail.
   4.   The A-frame shelter at timberline.
   5.   Looking up at the summit from near timberline.
   6.   Looking up the slopes just below the summit.
   7.   The view down into the south cirque from the trail.
   8.   On the summit.
   9.   Looking down the upper slopes from near the top.
  10.*Looking back up at the summit in the golden afternoon light.
 
MT. POWELL   (Aug. 10, 2001)
   1. *The Piney River Valley and the Gore Range.
   2.   In the basin above timberline.
   3. *Peak C, from the slopes below the saddle.
   4.   Looking down at the valley and the lake from the saddle.
   5.   Looking east from the saddle.
   6.   Brian coming up the talus slope below Powell.
   7. *Peak C, from Powell's south slopes.
   8.   Powell's summit slopes.
   9.   On the summit.
  10.  Going back down the south slopes.
  11.*Peak C, from the south slopes on our descent.
  12.  Brian at the saddle.
  13.  Steve and the goat.
 
MT. PRINCETON   (June 25, 1996)
   1.   View of Princeton from across the Arkansas River Valley.
   2.   On the trail at about 12,400 feet, with the summit beyond.
   3.   Emily on the summit.
   4.   View of the trail below from the summit.
 
MT. PRINCETON, RECLIMB   (Oct. 22, 1999)
   1.   On the trail above timberline.
   2.   View of Mt. Antero from the summit.
   3.   Looking down at the trail and the east ridge from the summit.
   4.   Looking back up at the summit from the east ridge.
   5.   The steep slopes from "Tigger Peak" back down to the road.
 
PYRAMID PEAK   (July 14, 2000)
   1.   View of the steep route out of the Maroon Creek Valley.  
   2. *Looking back down into the valley.
   3.   Pyramid's north face, and the route to the northeast ridge.
   4. *The northeast ridge to the summit.
   5.   A narrow ledge along the route.
   6.   Pyramid's east face.
   7.   Peering over the northeast ridge to the basin far below.
   8. *The Maroon Bells from the summit.
   9. *Snowmass and Capitol from the summit.
  10.  An unusual lake in the basin.
  11.*The Maroon Bells from Pyramid's lower slopes.
  12.*The Bells from Maroon Lake.
 
QUANDARY PEAK   (Sept. 13, 1995)
   1.   View of Quandary from the southeast.
   2.   On the east ridge, with the summit beyond.
   3.   The summit.
   4. *View to the southwest from the summit.
   5.   View of Democrat, Lincoln, and Bross from the summit.
 
RED MOUNTAIN
  (See CULEBRA PEAK, 2003)
 
REDCLOUD PEAK   (June 23, 2000)
   1.   Our camp above Silver Creek, with Handies Peak beyond.
   2.   Resting along the trail near timberline.
   3.   View of the summit and northeast ridge from the saddle.
   4.   Me on the summit.
   5.   View of Uncompahgre from the summit.
   6.   The ridge across to Sunshine Peak from the summit.
 
RIO GRANDE PYRAMID   (July 15, 2004)
   1.   The post marking the turnoff onto the Opal Lake Trail.
   2.   Our first view of Rio Grande Pyramid.
   3.   View to the south across the Rincon La Vaca.
   4.   A closer view of Rio Grande Pyramid.
   5.   The Window.
   6.   The trail up the scree slope above the saddle.
   7.   The upper talus slope to the summit.
   8.   View of the Needles and Grenadiers from the summit.
   9.   A dark cloud approaching after we left the summit.
 10.   The Weminuche Creek Valley.
 11.   The Rio Grande Reservoir.
 
MT. RUSSELL, CALIFORNIA   (June 30, 2003)
   and MT. CARILLON
   1.*Sunrise in the canyon.
   2.  Early sunlight in the bushy canyon.
   3.  The Ebersbacher ledges.
   4.  The exposure on the ledges.
   5.  Looking back down at Lower Boy Scout Lake.
   6.*The rugged south ridge of Mt. Whitney.
   7.  Brian on the granite slabs in the canyon.
   8.  The scree slope we went up.
   9.*Mt. Whitney from Russell's southeast slopes.
 10.  Mt. Russell and the Russell/Carillon saddle.
 11.*Mt. Russell's east ridge from the saddle.
 12.  The big rock fin, and the crack we went up.
 13.*Brian on a steep slope, showing the tremendous exposure.
 14.  Brian and the knife ridge, looking toward the west.
 15.  The great exposure from the knife ridge.
 16.  Me on the knife ridge, with Mt. Carillon beyond.
 17.*The view of the western summit from the eastern one.
 18.  Mt. Whitney from Russell's summit.
 19.  The view to the west from Russell's summit.
 20.*Heading back toward the eastern summit.
 21.  Looking down at Tulainyo Lake from Russell's east ridge.
 22.*Mt. Russell from Mt. Carillon.
 23.*Mt. Whitney and Mt. Russell, from Mt. Carillon.
 24.  Looking back up at the scree slope we came down.
 
ST. CHARLES PEAK   (June 1, 2001)
   1.   The trail through the woods.
   2.   View into a valley from the trail.
   3.   On the grassy ridge approaching the summit.
   4.   View of the Sangre de Cristos and Crestones from the summit.
 
SAN LUIS PEAK   (Sept. 16, 2000)
   1.   Emily on the trail in the Stewart Creek Valley.
   2. *A grove of yellow aspens along the way.
   3.   One of the many beaver ponds in the valley.
   4.   View of San Luis from timberline.
   5.   On the San Luis-Organ Mountain saddle, with San Luis beyond.
   6.   The northeast ridge to the summit.
   7. *Atop my 54th Fourteener.
 
MT. SHAVANO   (Sept. 22, 1996)
  and MT. TABEGUACHE
   1.   Looking down into the Jennings Creek Valley.
   2.   Tim on Tabeguache's southwest ridge, with Mt. Ouray beyond.
   3.   View of Shavano from the ridge.
   4.   A rocky point along the ridge.
   5.   Approaching the summit of Tabeguache.
   6.   Tim on the summit of Tabeguache.
   7.   The ridge across to Shavano, from Tabeguache's summit.
   8.   Me on the summit of Shavano, with the Sangre de Cristos beyond.
   9. *Tim descending Tabeguache's rocky southwest ridge.
 
MT. SHAVANO, WINTER ASCENT   (Jan. 25, 2002)
   1.   View of Shavano from the valley below.
   2.   The snowy slopes above timberline.
   3.   Approaching the summit.
   4.   View to the southwest from the summit.
   5.   View of the Sangre de Cristos from the summit.
   6.   An aspen grove near the trailhead.
 
MT. SHERMAN   (Sept. 14, 1996)
   1.   Our camp along Fourmile Creek.
   2.   Starting up the trail.
   3.   Some old mine buildings, with the summit beyond.
   4.   Old mining equipment along the trail.  
   5.   On Sherman's southwest ridge.
   6.   Caleb, Hal, and I on the summit.
   7.   Going back down the ridge, with Mt. Sheridan beyond.
 
MT. SHERMAN, APRIL ASCENT  
  (See GEMINI PEAK)
 
MT. SILVERHEELS   (Sept. 17, 1998)
   1. *Mt. Silverheels from south of Fairplay.
   2.   Silverheel's west slopes from Beaver Ridge.
   3.   View of the South Park from the summit.
   4.   Bross and Lincoln from the summit.
   5.   Quandary and Pacific from the summit.
   6.   Going down the slope to the trailhead, with Mt. Bross beyond.
 
MT. SNEFFELS   (Aug. 13, 1999)
   1. *Early morning in Yankee Boy Basin.
   2.   Mt. Sneffels from the basin.
   3. *The ridge to the south across the basin.
   4.   Going up the scree slope to the Lavender Col.
   5. *View to the south from the saddle.
   6.   Looking up the summit couloir from the saddle.
   7. *Looking back down the couloir from its upper end.
   8.   The exit notch out of the couloir.
   9. *View of Dallas Peak and the Wilson Group from the summit.
  10.*View to the south from the summit.
  11.  View down into Yankee Boy Basin from the summit.
  12.*View of Potosi Peak from the basin.
  13.*A grand meadow of wildflowers on the way down.
 
MT. SNIKTAU   (July 9, 2004)
   1.   From Loveland Pass, looking up at the ridge we hiked up.
   2.   A flowery tundra meadow.
   3.   The false summit on the ridge to Sniktau.
   4.   Looking down into the valley at I-70 and the east entrance of the Eisenhower Tunnel.
   5.   The ridge to Sniktau's summit.
   6.   Emily on the summit, with Torreys Peak beyond.
   7.   On the ridge heading down.
 
SNOWMASS MOUNTAIN   (Aug. 1, 2000)
   1. *Snowmass and Hagerman Peak at sunset.
   2.   The route up Snowmass' west face.
   3.   Going up a gully on the west face.
   4. *View of Capitol Peak from the summit.
   5.   View of Snowmass Lake from the summit.
   6. *View of Hagerman Peak from the summit.
   7. *Allie on the summit, with Capitol Peak beyond.
   8. *Snowmass Mountain and Geneva Lake.
   9. *A meadow of wildflowers on the descent.
 
SOUTH ARAPAHO PEAK   (Nov. 5, 2001)
   1.   View of South Arapaho from the road near the trailhead.
   2.   Peaks across the valley from the trail.
   3.   South Arapaho's southwest slopes, and old mining equipment.
   4.   On the trail to the Arapaho Saddle.
   5. *South Arapaho from near the saddle.
   6.   South Arapaho and North Arapaho from the saddle.
   7.   On the slopes nearing the summit.
   8.   View south from the summit of Winter Park Ski Area, Grays and Torreys.
   9. *View to the north of North Arapaho, Navajo Peak, and Longs.
  10.  The metal plaque on the summit.
  11.  The ridge to North Arapaho.
  12.  The class three obstacle where I turned back on the ridge.
  13.  Going back down the trail into the valley.
  14.*View of Jasper Peak and Mount Neva across the valley.
 
SOUTH MAROON PEAK   (Aug. 15, 2000)
   1.   Brian coming up the trail on South Maroon's southwest flank.
   2. *South Maroon's rugged southwest face from Point 13,300.
   3.   Brian climbing up a chute along the route.
   4. *Jason admiring the grandeur from a rugged ledge.
   5.   Scrambling up the southwest face.
   6.   Jason on the summit, with North Maroon beyond.
   7. *View of North Maroon from the summit.
   8.   View of Pyramid from the summit.
   9. *View of Snowmass and Capitol from the summit.
  10.*View of Maroon Lake from the summit.
  11.*The Bells, from Crater Lake.
 
MT. SPALDING
  (See MT. EVANS)
 
SQUARE TOP MOUNTAIN   (March 3, 2004)
   1.   Looking west at Square Top from Guanella Pass.
   2.   Mt. Bierstadt and the Sawtooth Ridge from Square Top's lower slopes.
   3.   The steep ridge up to the summit.
   4.   On the summit plateau, heading toward the summit.
   5.   View from the summit of Grays and Torreys Peaks, and Mt. Edwards.
   6.   Looking west toward the Breckenridge Ski Area and the Sawatch Range.
   7.   Mt. Evans and Mt. Bierstadt from the summit.
 
STEWART PEAK   (July 18, 2002)
   1. *Stewart Peak at sunrise.
   2.   The willows on the slopes below Baldy Chato.
   3.   Looking back down to the north from near Baldy's summit.
   4.   Stewart from Baldy Chato.
   5.   Stewart's west slopes and the saddle from the basin.
   6.   From the saddle looking up the west ridge to the summit.
   7.   View of San Luis from the summit.
   8.   Organ and Phoenix Peaks from the summit.
   9.   Baldy Chato from the summit.
  10.  Elk in the willows.
 
SUNLIGHT PEAK
  (See MT. EOLUS)
 
SUNSHINE PEAK   (Sept. 10, 2000)
   1. *Sunshine from the South Silver Creek Valley.
   2.   Going up the rough slope to the Sunshine-Redcloud saddle.
   3.   On the ridge to the summit.
   4. *The ridge to Redcloud from the summit.
   5.   Coming back down the Silver Creek Valley, with Handies beyond.
 
MT. TABEGUACHE
  (See MT. SHAVANO)
 
TAYLOR MOUNTAIN
  (See MT. AETNA)
 
TORREYS PEAK   (Aug. 19, 1997)
   1.   Nicole in Chihuahua Gulch, with Torreys beyond.
   2.   Taking a break, high on Torreys southwest ridge.
   3.   The ridge across to Grays from the summit.
   4.   Nicole on the summit, with the view to the southwest beyond.
   5.   Coming down a grassy slope, with the Torreys-Grays saddle above.
   6.   Bushwhacking back to camp.
 
TRAVER PEAK
  (See CLINTON PEAK)
 
TURRET PEAK
  (See PIGEON PEAK)
 
UNCOMPAHGRE PEAK   (Aug. 8, 1997)
   1.   Our campsite in the valley near the Nellie Creek trailhead.
   2.   Uncompahgre above the basin in the early morning light.
   3. *Sunrise in the basin.
   4.   The rugged east face of Uncompahgre.
   5.   View of the San Juans from Uncompahgre's south ridge.
   6.   Going up a gully through the cliff band.
   7.   On Uncompahgre's summit plateau.
   8.   Emily and I on the summit, with Wetterhorn beyond.
   9. *View of Wetterhorn from the summit.
  10.*View to the southeast from just below the summit.
  11.  Emily enjoying lunch on a flowery slope.
  12.  Uncompahgre's east face, seen on the descent.
  13.  Wildflowers on the way down.
  14.  Lake San Cristobal.
 
UTAH CANYON COUNTRY HIKING   (March 21-25, 2004)
   1.   Hiking on the old road before the entrance to Crack Canyon.
   2.   In Crack Canyon.
   3.   In a tunnel-like passage in the bottom of the canyon.
   4.   The narrows in Crack Canyon.
   5.   Emily climbing over a pour-off.
   6.   Teresa and Emily at another pour-off.
   7.   Driftwood lodged overhead in a narrow spot.
   8.   The dry lakebed of Lake Powell, where the Hite Marina used to be.
   9.   Emily enjoying the panorama at Salvation Knoll.
 10.   Teresa at the Conehead Valley Trailhead.
 11.   View of the La Sal Mountains across the Spanish Valley.
 12.   Tukuhnikivats Arch.
 13.   The view from a rocky outcropping near the arch.
 14.   Putting Allie's boots on to protect her paws from the sandstone.
 15.   Hiking up Calf Creek Canyon.
 16.   Approaching Calf Creek Falls.
 17.   Calf Creek Falls and the pool at the base of the falls.
 18.   Canyon scenery along Highway 12 near Escalante.
 19.   Escalante, Utah.
 20.   The Devil's Garden.
 21.   Looking down into the Escalante Canyon system from the trailhead.
 22.   Looking back up at the slickrock slope we came down from the trailhead.
 23.   In Fence Canyon.
 24.   A dropoff into an inner canyon, and the ridge above that we took.
 25.   The Escalante River.
 26.   On the trail back out of the canyon.
 27.   Peekaboo Gulch.
 28.   The 12 foot pour-off that we climbed up.
 29.   Narrow twists and arches in the canyon.
 30.   Me looking up over a step in Peekaboo Gulch.
 31.* In the narrows of Spooky Gulch.
 32.   Our two dogs eagerly awaiting our hike into Willis Creek Canyon.
 33.   At the Willis Creek Canyon Trailhead.
 34.   Teresa in a narrow section of the canyon, with the dogs wading in the stream.
 35.   Shelves of ice in the creek.
 36.* Me in the narrow canyon by the stream.
 37.   Near the canyon junction.
 38.   Our muddy dog!
 39.   Teresa hiking back up the canyon.
 40.   Colorful rock formations in Bryce Canyon National Park.
 41.* Pinnacles in Zion Canyon.
 42.* The Great White Throne.
 43.* The Watchman, near the Zion National Park entrance.
 
VERMILLION PEAK   (July 24, 2003)
  and GOLDEN HORN
   1.*Golden Horn and Vermillion at sunrise.
   2.  Lower Ice Lake Basin.
   3.  Brian on the flowery slopes.
   4.*Looking down into Lower Ice Lake Basin.
   5.*Ice Lake.
   6.  Brian on the trail in the upper basin.
   7.*An upper lake, with a reflection of Golden Horn.
   8.  Upper Ice Lake Basin scenery.
   9.  Vermillion, and the Vermillion/Fuller saddle.
 10.*The view to the southwest from the saddle.
 11.  Towers along the ridge.
 12.  Brian on the trail along the ridge.
 13.  The steep gully near the summit.
 14.*On Vermillion's summit.
 15.*View of Pilot Knob from the summit.
 16.*View of Golden Horn and Upper Ice Lake Basin from the summit.
 17.  View of the Wilson Group from the summit.
 18.  The bench below Vermillion that we came across, from the Vermillion/Golden Horn saddle.
 19.  Looking up at the slopes we went up to Golden Horn, from the Vermillion/Golden Horn saddle.
 20.*Vermillion from Golden Horn.
 21.*Pilot Knob from Golden Horn.
 22.*Me on a rock near Golden Horn's summit.
 23.  The cliff band below the Vermillion/Golden Horn saddle that we came down through.
 24.*Flowers in Lower Ice Lake Basin.
 
VESTAL PEAK
  (See ARROW PEAK)
 
WEST BUFFALO PEAK   (Aug. 30, 1998)
   1.   Emily on the trail as we began our backpack.
   2.   At timberline, with the Sawatch Range beyond.
   3.   The west slopes to the summit.
   4.   The dogs drinking out of a pool of water in a high basin.
   5.   View of Elbert and Massive from the summit.
 
WEST SPANISH PEAK   (Sept. 4, 1998)
   1.   The Spanish Peaks from Highway 160 west of Walsenburg.
   2.   West Spanish Peak from the meadow near the trailhead.
   3.   West Spanish Peak from near timberline.
   4.   Going up the mountain's talus-covered southwest slopes.
   5.   View to the northwest of the Blanca Group from the summit.
   6.   East Spanish Peak from the summit.
   7.   Summit view of the volcanic dykes radiating away from the mountain.
   8.   One of the volcanic dykes.
 
WETTERHORN PEAK   (July 23, 2000)
   1. *Wetterhorn above Matterhorn Basin just after sunrise.
   2. *Uncompahgre Peak from the basin.
   3.   Wildflowers and Matterhorn Peak.
   4. *Uncompahgre and Matterhorn, from Wetterhorn's south ridge.
   5.   On the ridge to the summit.
   6. *Emily coming up the ridge.
   7.   Going up the class three summit gully.
   8.   Emily on the summit.
   9.   Emily and I on the summit.
  10.*Another climber going down the gully.
 
WETTERHORN PEAK   (Aug. 1, 2001)
  A RETURN TO ONE OF MY FAVORITES
   1. *Brian and Jason on a flowery slope in Matterhorn Basin.
   2. *Matterhorn Peak in the early morning light.
   3.   The trail we followed up through the flowery meadows.
   4. *Wetterhorn and its southeast ridge we went up.
   5.   Two climbers going up the summit gully.
   6. *Brian climbing up the summit gully.
   7.   Me climbing up the summit gully.
   8.   Jason, Brian, and I on the summit.
   9. *The little stone arch on the summit.
  10.*View south from the summit, with climbers on the Ship's Prow below.
  11.*The three of us on the Ship's Prow.
  12.*The Oklahomans coming down the summit gully.
  13.*The herd of sheep, and Uncompahgre Peak.
  14.  Jason and one of the sheepdogs.
  15.  The herd of sheep and Wetterhorn as we started back.
  16.*The view of Wetterhorn as we hiked back across the basin.
 
WHEELER PEAK, NEW MEXICO   (Oct.1, 2003)
   1.*Taos Ski Area entrance, with Wheeler Peak in the background.
   2.  On the route through the ski area, with Wheeler beyond.
   3.*Williams Lake.
   4.  Looking up at the route to the summit from Williams Lake.
   5.  On the steep slopes up to the saddle.
   6.  The basin on the other side of the saddle.
   7.  The well-worn trail on the ridge to the summit.
   8.  The plaque and register holder on the summit.
   9.  The plaque on the summit.
 10.  Looking down from the summit at the ski area and the valley I came up.
 11.  The ridge to Old Mike Peak.
 12.  Going back down the steep slope into the valley.
 13.*Williams Lake.
 
MT. WHITNEY, CALIFORNIA   (June 28, 2003)
  and MT. MUIR
   1.*Looking down at the Colorado Rockies from 30,000 feet.
   2.  Death Valley.
   3.*The Sierra Nevada, from the Owens Valley near Lone Pine.
   4.*Sunrise along the trail.
   5.  Early sunlight along the trail.
   6.  On the trail by Outpost Camp.
   7.*Looking back down the valley.
   8.  The trail through a rocky area.
   9.  Consultation Lake and Mt. McAdie.
 10.*Mt. Muir and Whitney's south ridge.
 11.  Brian on the trail, with the poles and cables.
 12.  Me on a rock at Trail Crest.
 13.  The route to Whitney beyond Trail Crest.
 14.  Looking through a notch into the valley far below.
 15.  Looking back at Mt. Muir after we hiked past it.
 16.  Approaching the summit.
 17.  Me on the summit, with the Owens Valley beyond.
 18.  Looking down at Iceberg Lake from the summit.
 19.  View of the Owens Valley from the summit.
 20.  View of Mt. Langley from the summit.
 21.  View of Whitney's south ridge from the summit.
 22.  Connie, Jason, and Brian on the summit.
 23.  The summit plaque.
 24.  The summit building and register.
 25.  The rocky slopes up to Mt. Muir.
 26.  Brian scrambling up the rocks near Muir's summit.
 27.*View of Mt. Whitney from Mt. Muir.
 28.*The view to the southwest from near Trail Crest.
 29.  On the trail near Trail Crest.
 30.*The pointed profile of Mt. Muir, from the "97 Switchbacks" section of the trail.
 31.*Mt. Muir, Mt. Whitney, and Mt. Russell.
 
MT. WILSON   (Sept. 8, 2000)
   1.   Mt. Wilson from the Rock of Ages saddle.
   2.   El Diente from Wilson's northeast slopes.
   3.   Looking up at the slopes above.
   4.   View from the summit ridge into Kilpacker Basin.
   5.   The rugged ridge across to El Diente.
   6. *Wilson's summit pitch.
   7.   Looking down the slopes into Navajo Basin.
 
WILSON PEAK   (Aug. 14, 1999)
   1.   Wilson Peak from the basin to the west.
   2.   Mt. Wilson and Gladstone Peak from the Rock of Ages saddle.
   3.   The trail to the east from the Rock of Ages saddle.
   4.   View of Lizard Head from the Wilson Peak-Gladstone saddle.
   5.   On Wilson's west ridge to the summit.
   6. *The summit pitch on Wilson Peak.
   7.   Emily scrambling up through the rocks.
   8.   Emily and Allie on the summit.
   9. *Going down the rough ridge from the summit.
 
WINDOM PEAK
  (See MT. EOLUS)
 
MT YALE   (Aug. 29, 1996)
   1.   Bruce along the trail near timberline.
   2.   The trail above timberline, with the summit beyond.
   3.   View of Harvard and Columbia from Yale's northwest ridge.
   4.   Bruce coming up the northwest ridge.
   5.   Bruce on the summit.

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